Nisotra | |
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Nisotra bicolorata , Australia | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Subfamily: | Galerucinae |
Tribe: | Alticini |
Genus: | Nisotra Baly, 1864 |
Nisotra is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. There are around 90 described species in Nisotra, including about 70 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Many of these species are agricultural pests. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]
Nisotra can be recognised by: a thickset and distinctly convex body; the pronotum as wide of the elytra basally; the pronotum anterior margin with two longitudinal groove-like impressions, often deeply impressed and sometimes reaching middle of pronotum. [6]
Nisotra feed on plants in the families Malvaceae, Bombacaceae, Tiliaceae, Fabaceae, Rosaceae, Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, Rubiaceae, Poaceae and Orchidaceae. [7]
Larvae feed on roots (boring in stems has also been reported [8] ), while adults feed on leaves. [9]
In the Solomon Islands, N. basselae is a pest on bele ( Abelmoschus manihot ). Its impact is so severe that bele is no longer grown in many places on the islands. [9]
Nisotra chrysomeloides is a pest on okra (Abelmoschus esculentus). Its abundance varies depending on temperature, relative humidity and rainfall. [10] Another okra pest is Nisotra sjostedti . [11]
These species, among others, belong to the genus Nisotra:
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