Chalepus brevicornis (Baly)
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https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5161204 |
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https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9C0D87B6-FFDA-DF06-E1F4-FA3BD210CEA4 |
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Felipe |
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Chalepus brevicornis (Baly) |
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Chalepus brevicornis (Baly) View in CoL [Tribe Chalepini ].
Belize. Toledo District: Columbia Forest , 5 km N San Antonio, 11 June 1981, W. E. Steiner; (1 specimen, USNM) . New Country Record.
Chalepus brevicornis View in CoL was previously known only from Guatemala, Mexico, and Nicaragua ( Staines 1993). There is no published information on the biology of the species. The larval host plant could be in several plant families, but is most likely a member of Poaceae View in CoL or Fabaceae ( Staines 2002a) View in CoL .
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Smithsonian Institution, National Museum of Natural History |
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