Parorectis Explained

Parorectis is a genus of tortoise beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least three described species in Parorectis.^{[1] [2] [3] [4] [5]}

Species

These three species belong to the genus Parorectis:

• Parorectis callosa (Boheman, 1854)
• Parorectis rugosa (Boheman, 1854)
• Parorectis sublaevis (Barber, 1946)

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. 978-0849309540.
• Book: Borowiec . Lech. 1999. A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. 83-909804-4-4.
• Book: Clark . S.M.. Le Doux . D.G.. Riley . E.G.. Gilbert . A.J.. Sullivan . J.M.. 4. 2004. Host Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occurring in the United States and Canada. Coleopterists Society. 9780972608732.
• Book: Riley . Edward G.. Clark . Shawn M.. Seeno . Terry N.. 2003. Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). The Coleopterists Society. Special Publication no. 1. 0-9726087-1-0.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Parorectis Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-03-06.
2. Web site: Parorectis Report. Integrated Taxonomic Information System. 2018-03-06.
3. Web site: Parorectis Overview. Encyclopedia of Life. 2018-03-06.
4. Web site: Browse Parorectis. Catalogue of Life. 2018-03-06.
5. Web site: 2018-03-06. Staines . C.L.. Catalog of the hispines of the World. Smithsonian Institution.