Pteleon brevicornis

Pteleon brevicornis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Pteleon
Species:	P. brevicornis
Binomial name
	Pteleon brevicornis; (Jacoby, 1887)
Synonyms
	Exora brevicornisJacoby, 1887 ; Exora californicaWilcox, 1953 ;

Last updated August 26, 2025

Pteleon brevicornis is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Mexico (Baja California, Coahuila) and the southwestern United States ^[1] (southern California to Texas and in Utah, Nevada, and northern New Mexico).^[2]

References

↑ Part of this text is from “New World genera of Galerucinae Latreille, 1802 (tribes Galerucini Latreille, 1802, Metacyclini Chapuis, 1875, and Luperini Gistel, 1848): an annotated list and identification key (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)” by Keezhpattillam Viswajyothi, Shwan M. Clark. This article is licensed under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0 license
↑ Bugs with Mike

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[1] Part of this text is from “New World genera of Galerucinae Latreille, 1802 (tribes Galerucini Latreille, 1802, Metacyclini Chapuis, 1875, and Luperini Gistel, 1848): an annotated list and identification key (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)” by Keezhpattillam Viswajyothi, Shwan M. Clark. This article is licensed under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0 license

[2] Bugs with Mike

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