Biology:Baliosus nervosus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Baliosus nervosus
Basswood Leaf Miner - Baliosus nervosus, Green Ridge State Forest, Flintstone, Maryland.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Baliosus
Species:
B. nervosus
Binomial name
Baliosus nervosus
(Panzer, 1794)

Baliosus nervosus, the basswood leaf miner, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.[1][2][3] Its typical host is basswood, and adults skeletonize the surface of leaves.[4] Larvae have been known to create leaf mines on soybean leaves.[5]

Basswood leaf miner, Baliosus nervosus

References

  1. "Baliosus nervosus Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=719945. 
  2. "Baliosus nervosus". https://www.gbif.org/species/1048141. 
  3. "Basswood Leafminer Damage Becoming Evident". 2018-08-07. https://bygl.osu.edu/node/1126. 
  4. Buntin, G. D.; Pedigo, L. P. (1982-12-01). "Foliage Consumption and Damage Potential of Odontota horni and Baliosus nervosus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on Soybean1". Journal of Economic Entomology (Oxford University Press (OUP)) 75 (6): 1034–1037. doi:10.1093/jee/75.6.1034. ISSN 1938-291X. 

Further reading

  • Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN 978-83-909804-4-7. 
  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2753813 entry