Chalepus bellulus

Chalepus bellulus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Chalepus
Species:	C. bellulus
Binomial name
Chalepus bellulus (Chapuis, 1877)
Synonyms
Odontota bellulaChapuis, 1877 Odontota tricolorChapuis, 1877

Chalepus bellulus is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America, ^{[1] [2] [3]} where it has been recorded from Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico (Guerrero, Morelos, Oaxaca, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz) ^[4] , Nicaragua, Panama and the United States (Arizona, Texas).

Biology

The foodplant is unknown, but adults have been collected from Digitaria eriantha , Oryza species, Digitaria decumbens , Panicum purpurascens and Phaseolus species. ^[5]

References

1. "Chalepus bellulus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
2. "Chalepus bellulus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
3. "Chalepus bellulus species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
4. Mexican leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae, and Chrysomelidae): new records and checklist
5. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

Further reading

• Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN   978-83-909804-4-7.
• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-26091-7.