Metachroma quercatum

Metachroma quercatum is a species of leaf beetle.[3][4][5][6] It is found in the eastern United States, where its range spans from Texas to Florida and New York to Kansas. Its length is between 3.2 and 4.2 mm. The species is named after the scientific name of the oak (Quercus), one of the species' host plants.[6]

Metachroma quercatum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Metachroma
Species:	M. quercatum
Binomial name
Metachroma quercatum (Fabricius, 1801)
Synonyms
Colaspis quercata Fabricius, 1801 Metachroma puncticolle LeConte, 1858[1] Metachroma strigicolle Blatchley, 1924[2]

References

1. LeConte, J. L. (1858). "Description of New Species of Coleoptera, chiefly collected by the United States and Mexican Boundary Commission, under Major W. H. Emory, U. S. A." Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 10: 59–89.
2. Blatchley, W. S. (1924). "New Coleoptera from Southern Florida with notes on other interesting species". The Canadian Entomologist. 56 (7): 164–170. doi:10.4039/Ent56164-7.
3. "Metachroma quercatum Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
4. "Metachroma quercatum species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
5. "Metachroma quercatum". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
6. "Metachroma quercatum Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-07.

Further reading

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