Oomorphus floridanus

Oomorphus floridanus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Oomorphus
Species:	O. floridanus
Binomial name
Oomorphus floridanus Horn, 1893

Oomorphus floridanus is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. ^{[1] [2] [3] [4]} It is found in the Caribbean and North America. ^{[1] [5]} It can be found in the foliage of young pine trees. ^[6] It is known to engage in coprophagy, feeding on Neotoma floridana excreta. ^[7]

References

1. "Oomorphus floridanus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System . Retrieved 2018-04-25.
2. "Oomorphus floridanus species details". Catalogue of Life . Retrieved 2018-04-25.
3. "Oomorphus floridanus". GBIF . Retrieved 2018-04-25.
4. "Oomorphus floridanus Species Information". BugGuide.net . Retrieved 2018-04-25.
5. "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
6. Flowers, R. Wills; Furth, David G.; Thomas, Michael C. (1994). "Notes on the Distribution and Biology of Some Florida Leaf Beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 48 (1): 79–89. ISSN   0010-065X.
7. Jolivet, Pierre. Biology of leaf beetles. p. 77. Retrieved 2024-07-28.

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN   978-90-04-26091-7.