Chalepus pici Descarpentries and Villiers

Naczi, R. F. C. & Staines, C. L., 2011, Noteworthy Records of Hispines from Belize (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), Insecta Mundi 2011 (190), pp. 1-6 : 3-4

publication ID

https://doi.org/ 10.5281/zenodo.5161204

persistent identifier

https://treatment.plazi.org/id/9C0D87B6-FFDA-DF07-E1F4-F93BD5EEC924

treatment provided by

Felipe

scientific name

Chalepus pici Descarpentries and Villiers
status

 

Chalepus pici Descarpentries and Villiers View in CoL [Tribe Chalepini ].

Belize. Cayo District: Chiquibul National Park, Dry Creek Trail, 20-22 Aug. 2007, P. W. Kovarik,

16°29’N 89°02’W, 950-1100 m, yellow pan trap; (1 specimen, BYUC) GoogleMaps . New Country Record.

Chalepus pici View in CoL was previously known from Brazil, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Mexico, Nicaragua, and Panama ( Staines 1997). There is no published information on the biology of this species. The host plant is probably a member of Poaceae ( Staines 2002a) View in CoL .

Kingdom

Animalia

Phylum

Arthropoda

Class

Insecta

Order

Coleoptera

Family

Chrysomelidae

Genus

Chalepus

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