Biology:Glyptoscelis pubescens

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Short description: Species of beetle

Glyptoscelis pubescens
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Glyptoscelis
Species:
G. pubescens
Binomial name
Glyptoscelis pubescens
(Fabricius, 1777)
Synonyms[1][2]
  • Cryptocephalus hirsutus Gmelin, 1791
  • Cryptocephalus pubescens Fabricius, 1777
  • Eumolpus hirtus Olivier, 1808
  • Eumolpus pini Say, 1826

Glyptoscelis pubescens, known generally as the hairy leaf beetle or pine chrysomelid, is a species of leaf beetle.[3][4][5][6] It is found in eastern North America.[6] It is a potential pest of pine trees.[1]

Parasites of G. pubescens include the parasitoid wasps Eupelmus sp. (in Eupelmidae) and Microctonus glyptosceli (in Braconidae, subfamily Euphorinae).[1][7]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Klein, M. G.; Coppel, H. C. (1969). "The Pine Chrysomelid, Glyptoscelis pubescens, in Northwestern Wisconsin". Annals of the Entomological Society of America 62 (1): 1–7. doi:10.1093/aesa/62.1.1. 
  2. Horn, G. H. (1886). "A review of the species described by Olivier in the "Entomologie"". Transactions of the American Entomological Society 13 (2): 135–144. 
  3. "Glyptoscelis pubescens Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=720949. 
  4. "Glyptoscelis pubescens species details". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/e1509487092f09297211fc45dfd6d4a9. 
  5. "Glyptoscelis pubescens". https://www.gbif.org/species/1049491. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Glyptoscelis pubescens Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/39529. 
  7. Loan, C.C.; Klein, M. G.; Coppel, H. C. (1969). "Microctonus glyptosceli n. sp., a parasite of Glyptoscelis pubescens (F.) in Wisconsin". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 71 (2): 230–233. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16277734. 

Further reading

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

Wikidata ☰ Q14933763 entry