Glyphuroplata nigella

Glyphuroplata nigella
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Glyphuroplata
Species:	G. nigella
Binomial name
Glyphuroplata nigella (Weise, 1907)
Synonyms
Uroplata nigellaWeise, 1907

Glyphuroplata nigella 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 Mexico, ^[4] Costa Rica and the United States (Arizona, Colorado).

Biology

They have been recorded feeding on Valota species. Furtermore, adults have been collected on Eriochloa gracilis and Mimosa species. ^[5]

References

1. "Glyphuroplata nigella Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
2. "Glyphuroplata nigella". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
3. "Glyphuroplata nigella species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
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.