Xenochalepus potomacus

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Xenochalepus potomacus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Xenochalepus
Species:
X. potomacus
Binomial name
Xenochalepus potomacus
Butte, 1968 [1]

Xenochalepus potomacus is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the United States (Georgia, Maryland, Missouri, South Carolina, Virginia).

Biology

The recorded food plant is Phaseolus polystachios . [2]

References

  1. Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.