Metachroma suturale

Metachroma suturale is a species of leaf beetle.[4][5][6][7] It is found in the United States, ranging from Arizona to Texas. Its length is between 4.8 and 6.4 mm.[4]

Metachroma suturale
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Metachroma
Species:	M. suturale
Binomial name
Metachroma suturale LeConte, 1858[1]
Synonyms
Metachroma aterrimum Horn, 1892[2] Metachroma dubiosum Crotch, 1873 (nec Say, 1824)[3]

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. Horn, G. H. (1892). "The Eumolpini of Boreal America". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 19: 195–234. JSTOR 25076581.
3. Crotch, G. R. (1873). "Materials for the Study of the Phytophaga of the United States". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 25 (1): 19–83. JSTOR 4624297.
4. "Metachroma suturale Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
5. "Metachroma suturale Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
6. "Metachroma suturale Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-21.
7. "Metachroma suturale species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-21.

Further reading

• Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press.
• Arnett, Ross H. Jr. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. 2nd Edition. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
• Capinera, John L., ed. (2008). Encyclopedia of Entomology. Springer. ISBN 978-1402062421.
• Papp, Charles S. (1984). Introduction to North American Beetles. Entomography Pubns.
• Riley, Edward G.; Clark, Shawn M.; Gilbert, Arthur J. (2001). "New records, nomenclatural changes, and taxonomic notes for select North American leaf beetles". Insecta Mundi. 15 (1): 1–17.
• White, Richard E. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin.