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Oomorphus floridanus

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Species of beetle

Oomorphus floridanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Oomorphus
Species: O. floridanus
Binomial name
Oomorphus floridanus
Horn, 1893

Oomorphus floridanus is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the Caribbean and North America. It can be found in the foliage of young pine trees. It is known to engage in coprophagy, feeding on Neotoma floridana excreta.

References

  1. ^ "Oomorphus floridanus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. "Oomorphus floridanus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  3. "Oomorphus floridanus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  4. "Oomorphus floridanus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  5. "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  6. Flowers, R. Wills; Furth, David G.; Thomas, Michael C. (1994). "Notes on the Distribution and Biology of Some Florida Leaf Beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 48 (1): 79–89. ISSN 0010-065X.
  7. Jolivet, Pierre. Biology of leaf beetles. p. 77. Retrieved 2024-07-28.

Further reading

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


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