Acalymma blandulum explained
Acalymma blandulum is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.[1] [2] [3] It is found in the United States and Mexico.[4]
Subspecies
There are three subspecies of Acalymma blandulum:[4]
- A. blandulum blandulum (J. L. LeConte, 1868) – United States: Arizona, Colorado, Kansas, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas; Mexico: Chiapas, Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Oaxaca, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, Tamaulipas, Veracruz, Zacatecas.
- A. blandulum nigriventre Munroe & Smith, 1980 – Mexico: Chihuahua, Durango, Jalisco, Mexico, Zacatecas.
- A. blandulum yucatanense Munroe & Smith, 1980 – Mexico: Campeche, Quintana Roo, Yucatán.
Further reading
- Book: Arnett . R.H. Jr.. Thomas . M. C.. Skelley . P. E.. Frank . J. H.. 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL..
- Book: Arnett . Ross H.. 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press..
- Book: White . Richard E.. 1968. A Review of the Genus Cryptocephalus in America North of Mexico. Smithsonian Institution Press..
- Book: White . Richard E.. 1983. Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company..
- Nie . R-E. Bezděk . J. Yang . X-K. 2017. How many genera and species of Galerucinae s. str. do we know? Updated statistics (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). In: Chaboo CS, Schmitt M (Eds) Research on Chrysomelidae 7. ZooKeys. 720. 91–102. 10.3897/zookeys.720.13517. 29290727. 5740445. free. 2017ZooK..720...91N.
Notes and References
- Web site: Acalymma blandulum Species Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-02-08.
- Web site: Acalymma blandulum Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-02-08.
- Web site: Acalymma blandulum Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-02-08.
- Munroe. D.D.. Smith. R.F.. 1980. A revision of the systematics of Acalymma sensu stricto Barber (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from North America including Mexico. Memoirs of the Entomological Society of Canada. 112. 1–92. 10.4039/entm112112fv.
