Medythia suturalis

Medythia suturalis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Medythia
Species:	M. suturalis
Binomial name
Medythia suturalis (Motschulsky, 1858)

Medythia suturalis, commonly known as striped bean flea beetle, is a species of leaf beetle found in China, India, Sri Lanka, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, North Korea, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Russia. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

It is a major pest of beans and peas. ^{[4] [5]}

Description

Body length is about 2.8 mm. ^{[6] [7]}

References

1. "Medythia suturalis (striped bean flea beetle)". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
2. "Medythia suturalis (Motschulsky, 1858)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
3. "Blattkäfer aus Nepal in den Sammlungen des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt 2. Teil (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Veröffentlichungen Naturkundemuseum Erfurt 19/2000 S. 139 - 151. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
4. "Crops > Vegetables > Beans > Medythia suturalis, Indonesia". PestNet. 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
5. R.e, White (1979). "Pests not known to occur in the United States or of limited distribution. 7. Striped leaf beetle, Medythia suturalis [Peas, beans]". Cooperative Plant Pest Report U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
6. "Medythia suturalis". www.kaefer-der-welt.de. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
7. "Chrysomelidae of Hong Kong Part 3, Subfamily Galerucinae" (PDF). hkentsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-09-29.