Chalepus walshii

Chalepus walshii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Chalepus
Species:	C. walshii
Binomial name
Chalepus walshii (Crotch, 1873)
Synonyms
Odontota walshiiCrotch, 1873 Hispa collarisSay, 1823 Chalepus walshii sayiButte, 1968

Chalepus walshii is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America, ^{[1] [2] [3]} where it has been recorded from Canada (Ontario) and the United States (Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Texas, Vermont, West Virginia, Wisconsin).

Biology

They have been recorded feeding on Elymus villosus , Hystrix patula and Calmamagrostis canadensis . Adults have been collected on Bromus species (including Bromus anomalus ). ^[4]

References

1. "Chalepus walshii Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Chalepus walshii". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Chalepus walshii species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
4. 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.