| Lema trivittata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Lema |
| Species: | L. trivittata |
| Binomial name | |
| Lema trivittata Weber, 1909 | |
Lema trivittata, known generally as the three-lined lema beetle or three-lined potato beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.[1][2][3] It is an introduced species in Australia[4]
Subspecies
These two subspecies belong to the species Lema trivittata:
- Lema trivittata medionota Schaeffer, 1933
- Lema trivittata trivittata Say, 1824
Similar species
L. trivittata resembles and is closely related to Lema daturaphila and Lema bilineata.[5]
References
- ↑ "Lema trivittata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Lema trivittata". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ "Lema trivittata species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-23.
- ↑ Scanlon, P. "Threelined Potato Beetle". Pest and Disease Image Library.
- ↑ Monti, Maurilia M.; Ruocco, Michelina; Grobbelaar, Elizabeth; Pedata, Paolo A. (May 2020). "Morphological and Molecular Characterization of Lema bilineata (Germar), a New Alien Invasive Leaf Beetle for Europe, with Notes on the Related Species Lema daturaphila Kogan & Goeden". Insects. 11 (5): 295. doi:10.3390/insects11050295. PMC 7290676. PMID 32403314 – via Academic Search Complete.
Further reading
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.
External links
Media related to Lema trivittata at Wikimedia Commons
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