Chaetocnema borealis

R. White, 1996

Chaetocnema borealis is a flea beetle in the Chrysomelidae, described by R. White in 1996. It is a small leaf beetle characterized by enlarged hind that enable jumping, a trait common to the flea beetle tribe Alticini. The species is known from North America, with confirmed records in the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Ontario.

Canadian beetles (10.3897-zookeys.894.37862) Figure 41 by Pentinsaari M, Anderson R, Borowiec L, Bouchard P, Brunke A, Douglas H, Smith A, Hebert P (2019) DNA barcodes reveal 63 overlooked species of Canadian beetles (Insecta, Coleoptera). ZooKeys 894: 53-150. https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.894.37862. Used under a CC BY 4.0 license.

Pronunciation

How to pronounce Chaetocnema borealis: /kaɪtoʊˈknɛmə bɔːˈriːələs/

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Distribution

North America; specifically recorded from New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, and Ontario in Canada.

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Taxonomic Note

Chaetocnema is a large of flea beetles within the Alticinae. Members of this genus are typically small, dark-colored beetles with the characteristic enlarged hind legs that give flea beetles their . The specific epithet 'borealis' refers to the northern distribution of this .

Data Limitations

This was described relatively recently (1996) and appears to be poorly represented in collections and literature. The eight iNaturalist observations suggest it may be genuinely uncommon or undercollected, or it may be difficult to distinguish from other Chaetocnema species without close examination.