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Lema trivittata

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Species of beetle This article is about Lema trivittata, commonly called the three-lined potato beetle. For Lema daturaphila, also called the three-lined potato beetle, see Lema daturaphila.

Lema trivittata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Lema
Species: L. trivittata
Binomial name
Lema trivittata
Weber, 1909

Lema trivittata, known generally as the three-lined lema beetle or three-lined potato beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America. It is an introduced species in Australia

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Lema trivittata:

  • Lema trivittata medionota Schaeffer, 1933
  • Lema trivittata trivittata Say, 1824

Similar species

L. trivittata resembles and is closely related to Lema daturaphila and Lema bilineata.

References

  1. "Lema trivittata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  2. "Lema trivittata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  3. "Lema trivittata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
  4. Scanlon, P. "Threelined Potato Beetle". Pest and Disease Image Library.
  5. Monti, Maurilia M.; Ruocco, Michelina; Grobbelaar, Elizabeth; Pedata, Paolo A. (May 2020). "Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Lema bilineata (Germar), a New Alien Invasive Leaf Beetle for Europe, with Notes on the Related Species Lema daturaphila Kogan & Goeden". Insects. 11 (5): 295. doi:10.3390/insects11050295. PMC 7290676. PMID 32403314 – via Academic Search Complete.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.

External links

Taxon identifiers
Lema trivittata


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