Rhabdopterus praetextus

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Rhabdopterus praetextus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Rhabdopterus
Species:
R. praetextus
Binomial name
Rhabdopterus praetextus
(Say, 1824)
Synonyms [1]
  • Colaspis pretexa Say, 1824
  • Rhabdopterus spiculatus Barber, 1943 [2]

Rhabdopterus praetextus is a species of leaf beetle. [3] [4] [5] [6] It is found in North America. [3]

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References

  1. Schultz, W. T. (1977). "Review of the Genus Rhabdopterus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in America North of Mexico". Annals of the Entomological Society of America . 70 (6): 968–974. doi:10.1093/aesa/70.6.968.
  2. Barber, H. S. (1943). "Notes on Rhabdopterus in the United States (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)". Bulletin of the Brooklyn Entomological Society . New Series. 38 (4): 111–120.
  3. 1 2 "Rhabdopterus praetextus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  4. "Rhabdopterus praetextus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  5. "Rhabdopterus praetextus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  6. "Rhabdopterus praetextus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-22.

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