Xanthonia villosula

Xanthonia villosula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Xanthonia
Species:	X. villosula
Binomial name
	Xanthonia villosula; (F. E. Melsheimer, 1847)
Synonyms
	Eumolpus plagiatus F. E. Melsheimer, 1847; Eumolpus villosus F. V. Melsheimer, 1806; ( nomen nudum ); Eumolpus villosulus F. E. Melsheimer, 1847;

Last updated July 29, 2025

Xanthonia villosula is a species of leaf beetle.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] It is found in the eastern United States and eastern Canada (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia).^[6]^[7] It is associated with numerous woody plants including oaks.^[8]

References

1 2 Melsheimer, F. E. (1847). "Descriptions of new species of Coleoptera of the United States". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia . 3: 158–181. JSTOR 4058494.
↑ Melsheimer, F. V. (1806). A Catalogue of the Insects of Pennsylvania, part 1. Hanover: W. D. Lepper. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.63142.
↑ "Xanthonia villosula Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
↑ "Xanthonia villosula species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
↑ "Xanthonia villosula". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
1 2 "Xanthonia villosula Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
↑ Webster, Reginald P.; Webster, Vincent L.; Alderson, Chantelle A.; Hughes, Cory C.; Sweeney, Jon D. (2016). "Further contributions to the Coleoptera fauna of New Brunswick with an addition to the fauna of Nova Scotia, Canada". ZooKeys (573): 265–338. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.573.7327 . PMC 4829930 . PMID 27110171.
↑ 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.