Fidia texana

Fidia texana is a species of leaf beetle[2][3][4][5] that is found in North America.[2] It occurs in central and east-central Texas, and is associated with plants in the grape family (Vitaceae). Fidia texana was first described as a variety of Fidia viticida by the American entomologist Charles Frederic August Schaeffer in 1933. It is now considered to be a separate species.[6]

Fidia texana
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Fidia
Species:
F. texana
Binomial name
Fidia texana
Synonyms

Fidia viticida var. texana Schaeffer, 1933

References
  1. Schaeffer, C. (1933). "Short studies in the Chrysomelidæ (Coleoptera) (Continued)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 41 (4): 457–480. JSTOR 25004529.
  2. "Fidia texana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  3. "Fidia texana species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  4. "Fidia texana". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  5. "Fidia texana Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
  6. Strother, M.S.; Staines, C.L. (2008). "A revision of the New World genus Fidia Baly 1863 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae: Adoxini)". Zootaxa. 1798: 1–100. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1798.1.1.

Further reading
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.


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