Lysathia ludoviciana
(Fall, 1910)
water-primrose flea beetle, Pale-legged flea beetle
Lysathia ludoviciana is a of flea beetle in the Chrysomelidae. It is found in the Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America. The species is closely related to L. flavipes and L. cilliersae, from which it can be differentiated by genetic and morphological differences including body size, colouration, and genital structures.
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Distribution
Caribbean Sea, Central America, and North America.
Similar Taxa
- Lysathia flavipesClosely related differentiated by genetic and morphological differences including body size, colouration, and genital structures.
- Lysathia cilliersaeClosely related from which L. ludoviciana is differentiated by genetic and morphological differences including body size, colouration, and genital structures.
Sources and further reading
- BugGuide
- Wikipedia
- GBIF taxonomy match
- iNaturalist taxon
- NCBI Taxonomy
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