Biology:Brachypnoea lecontei

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Short description: Species of beetle

Brachypnoea lecontei
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Brachypnoea
Species:
B. lecontei
Binomial name
Brachypnoea lecontei
E. Riley, S. Clark & Seeno, 2003[1]
Synonyms

Colaspis humeralis J. L. LeConte, 1858
(nec Latreille, 1833)
[2]

Brachypnoea lecontei is a species of leaf beetle.[3][4][5][6] It occurs in the Great Plains of the United States . In Texas , it is known to feed on Texas live oak (Quercus fusiformis).[6]

Brachypnoea lecontei was first described with the name "Colaspis humeralis" by John Lawrence LeConte in 1858. Before 2003, the species was considered a synonym of Brachypnoea puncticollis. A study of LeConte's type material at the Museum of Comparative Zoology confirmed that Colaspis humeralis LeConte, 1858 was in fact a valid species in the genus Brachypnoea. Because the name Colaspis humeralis LeConte, 1858 was also a primary junior homonym of Colaspis humeralis Latreille, 1833 (now Brachypnoea humeralis), LeConte's species was renamed to "Brachypnoea lecontei" in honor of the species' original author.[1]

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14934273 entry