Neofidia clematis

Neofidia clematis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Neofidia
Species:	N. clematis
Binomial name
Neofidia clematis (Schaeffer, 1904) [1]
Synonyms [2]
Fidia clematis Schaeffer, 1904

Neofidia clematis is a species of leaf beetle. ^{[3] [4] [5] [6] [7]} It is known from southernmost Texas to central Veracruz, Mexico, east of the Sierra Madre Oriental. ^{[8] [6]} It was first described by the American entomologist Charles Frederic August Schaeffer in 1904. Two series of this species from Texas were collected from Cissus incisa , a species in the grape family (Vitaceae). ^{[8] [6]}

References

1. Schaeffer, C. (1904). "New Genera and Species of Coleoptera". Journal of the New York Entomological Society . 12 (4): 197–236. JSTOR   25003118.
2. Kumari, S. Amritha; Moseyko, A. G.; Strother, M. S.; Prathapan, K. D. (2020). "Neofidia Strother, a new name for Fidia Baly, 1863 and redescription of Fidia kanaraensis (Jacoby, 1895) with a new host record and notes on natural history (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae)". European Journal of Taxonomy (654): 1–25. doi: 10.5852/ejt.2020.654 .
3. "Fidia clematis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
4. "Fidia clematis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
5. "Fidia clematis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
6. "Fidia clematis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
7. "Fidia clematis Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-17.
8. Strother, M.S.; Staines, C.L. (2008). "A revision of the New World genus Fidia Baly 1863 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae: Adoxini)". Zootaxa . 1798: 1–100. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1798.1.1.

Further reading

• Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. ISBN   978-0849309540.
• Clark, S.M.; Le Doux, D.G.; Riley, E.G.; Gilbert, A.J.; et al. (2004). Host Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occurring in the United States and Canada. Coleopterists Society. ISBN   9780972608732.
• LeConte, J.L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Vol. 3. Smithsonian Institution. doi: 10.5962/bhl.title.38459 . ISBN   0665100558.
• Riley, Edward G.; Clark, Shawn M.; Gilbert, Arthur J. (2001). "New records, nomenclatural changes, and taxonomic notes for select North American leaf beetles". Insecta Mundi. 15 (1): 1–17.
• Riley, Edward G.; Clark, Shawn M.; Seeno, Terry N. (2003). Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Special Publication. The Coleopterists Society. ISBN   0-9726087-1-0.
• White, Richard E. (1998) [1983]. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides) . Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN   0395910897.