Xanthonia furcata

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Xanthonia furcata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Xanthonia
Species:
X. furcata
Binomial name
Xanthonia furcata
Staines & Weisman, 2001 [1]

Xanthonia furcata is a species of leaf beetle. [2] [3] [4] [5] It is found in North America. [2] It is associated with wild cherry and oaks. [6] The specific name comes from the Latin furca, meaning "fork". [1]

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Distribution

X. furcata is distributed in Illinois, Missouri, Texas and Oklahoma. [1] [6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Staines, C. L.; Weisman, D. M. (2001). "The species of Xanthonia Baly 1863 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) in North America east of the Mississippi River". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington . 103 (1): 157–183.
  2. 1 2 "Xanthonia furcata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. "Xanthonia furcata species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.[ permanent dead link ]
  4. "Xanthonia furcata". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  5. "Xanthonia furcata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  6. 1 2 Riley, E. G.; Weisman, D. M.; Quinn, M. A. (2019). "A taxonomic review of the Xanthonia species occurring in Texas (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae)". Zootaxa . 4668 (1): 1–29. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4668.1.1. PMID   31716636. S2CID   203412806.

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