Microrhopala erebus

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Microrhopala erebus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Microrhopala
Species:
M. erebus
Binomial name
Microrhopala erebus
(Newman, 1840)
Synonyms
  • Hispa erebusNewman, 1841

Microrhopala erebus is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the United States (Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina), Belize and Mexico (Jalisco). [1]

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Description

Adults reach a length of about 4.3–5.2 mm (males) and 4.5–5.4 mm (females). Adults are black. [2]

Biology

They have been recorded feeding on Solidago species. Furthermore, adults have been collected on Quercus species. [3]

References

  1. ↑ Mexican leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae, and Chrysomelidae): new records and checklist
  2. ↑ Clark, Shawn M. (1983). "A revision of the genus Microrhopala Microrhopala (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in America north of Mexico". Great Basin Naturalist. 43 (4).
  3. ↑ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.
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