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Cryptocephalus umbonatus

Schaeffer, 1906

Classification

  1. KingdomAnimalia/
  2. PhylumArthropoda/
  3. SubphylumHexapoda/
  4. ClassInsecta/
  5. SubclassPterygota/
  6. OrderColeoptera/
  7. SuborderPolyphaga/
  8. InfraorderCucujiformia/
  9. FamilyChrysomelidae/
  10. SubfamilyCryptocephalinae/
  11. TribeCryptocephalini/
  12. GenusCryptocephalus/
  13. SpeciesCryptocephalus umbonatus

Cryptocephalus umbonatus is a case-bearing leaf beetle in the Chrysomelidae, described by Schaeffer in 1906. It is found in North America. Like other members of its , it belongs to a group commonly known as case-bearing leaf beetles due to the habit of larvae constructing protective cases from fecal material and .

Distribution

North America.

Tags

  • Coleoptera
  • Chrysomelidae
  • Cryptocephalinae
  • leaf beetle
  • case-bearing beetle
  • North America
  • Schaeffer 1906

Sources and further reading

  • BugGuide
  • Wikipedia
  • GBIF taxonomy match
  • iNaturalist taxon
  • Bembicid Holdings | Entomology Research Museum
  • Is Missouri’s disjunct population of Johnson’s tiger beetle extirpated? | Beetles In The Bush
  • Ascalaphidae | Beetles In The Bush
  • August | 2022 | Beetles In The Bush
  • entomology | Beetles In The Bush | Page 5
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