Biology:Brachypnoea margaretae

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Short description: Species of beetle

Brachypnoea margaretae
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Brachypnoea
Species:
B. margaretae
Binomial name
Brachypnoea margaretae
(Schultz, 1980)[1]
Synonyms

Nodonota margaretae Schultz, 1980

Brachypnoea margaretae is a species of leaf beetle.[2][3][4][5] It is distributed across the northeastern United States and southeastern Canada, from Massachusetts to North Dakota and Ontario to Manitoba.[5][2][1]

The species was first described by William T. Schultz, who named it after his wife, Margaret.[1]

References

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7. 

Wikidata ☰ Q14934272 entry