Biology:Syneta extorris

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Short description: Species of beetle

Syneta extorris
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Syneta
Species:
S. extorris
Binomial name
Syneta extorris
Brown, 1940[1]
Subspecies
  • Syneta extorris borealis Brown, 1961
  • Syneta extorris extorris Brown, 1940

Syneta extorris is a species of leaf beetle.[2][3][4][5] It is found in eastern North America.[2][6]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Syneta extorris:

  • Syneta extorris borealis Brown, 1961 i c g[6] – pale males, occurs from Newfoundland to Ontario and New York, feeds on balsam fir (Abies balsamea) and on white and red spruce (Picea glauca and Picea rubens).
  • Syneta extorris extorris Brown, 1940 i c g – dark males, restricted to higher elevations in the southern Appalachian Mountains, feeds on southern fir (Abies fraseri) and red spruce (Picea rubens).

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]

References

  1. Brown, W. J. (1940). "Some new species of Cantharidae and Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera)". The Canadian Entomologist 72 (8): 161–166. doi:10.4039/Ent72161-8. 
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Syneta extorris Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=720811. Retrieved 2018-04-23. 
  3. 3.0 3.1 "Syneta extorris species details". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/5d5f9390f74f1fc11f7b3b46b9666db5. Retrieved 2018-04-23. 
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Syneta extorris". https://www.gbif.org/species/1048640. Retrieved 2018-04-23. 
  5. 5.0 5.1 "Syneta extorris Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/528451. Retrieved 2018-04-23. 
  6. 6.0 6.1 Brown, W. J. (1961). "Notes on North American Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera)". The Canadian Entomologist 93 (11): 967–977. doi:10.4039/Ent93967-11. 

Further reading

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

Wikidata ☰ Q14933413 entry