Metachroma luridum, the dark-sided metachroma, is a species of leaf beetle.[4][5][6][7] It is found in the eastern United States, where its range spans from Texas to Florida and New Jersey, and in Mexico. Its length is between 3.5 and 4.0 mm.[7]
| Metachroma luridum | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Metachroma |
| Species: | M. luridum
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| Binomial name | |
| Metachroma luridum (Olivier, 1808)
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| Synonyms[2][3] | |
References edit
- ^ Crotch, G. R. (1873). "Materials for the Study of the Phytophaga of the United States". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 25 (1): 19–83. JSTOR 4624297.
- ^ Lefèvre, E. (1884). "[Les rectifications concernant la famille des Eumolpides]". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France: XLV–XLVI.
- ^ Horn, G. H. (1892). "The Eumolpini of Boreal America". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 19: 195–234. JSTOR 25076581.
- ^ "Metachroma luridum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "Metachroma luridum species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ "Metachroma luridum". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
- ^ a b "Metachroma luridum Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
Further reading edit
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.