Xanthonia villosula

Xanthonia villosula is a species of leaf beetle.[3][4][5][6] It is found in the eastern United States and eastern Canada (Ontario, Quebec, New Brunswick and Nova Scotia).[6][7] It is associated with numerous woody plants including oaks.[8]

Xanthonia villosula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Xanthonia
Species:	X. villosula
Binomial name
Xanthonia villosula (F. E. Melsheimer, 1847)[1]
Synonyms
Eumolpus plagiatus F. E. Melsheimer, 1847[1] Eumolpus villosus F. V. Melsheimer, 1806 (nomen nudum)[2] Eumolpus villosulus F. E. Melsheimer, 1847

References

1. Melsheimer, F. E. (1847). "Descriptions of new species of Coleoptera of the United States". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 3: 158–181. JSTOR 4058494.
2. Melsheimer, F. V. (1806). A Catalogue of the Insects of Pennsylvania, part 1. Hanover: W. D. Lepper. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.63142.
3. "Xanthonia villosula Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
4. "Xanthonia villosula species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
5. "Xanthonia villosula". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
6. "Xanthonia villosula Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
7. Webster, Reginald P.; Webster, Vincent L.; Alderson, Chantelle A.; Hughes, Cory C.; Sweeney, Jon D. (2016). "Further contributions to the Coleoptera fauna of New Brunswick with an addition to the fauna of Nova Scotia, Canada". ZooKeys (573): 265–338. doi:10.3897/zookeys.573.7327. PMC 4829930. PMID 27110171.
8. Riley, E. G.; Weisman, D. M.; Quinn, M. A. (2019). "A taxonomic review of the Xanthonia species occurring in Texas (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae)". Zootaxa. 4668 (1): 1–29. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4668.1.1.

Further reading

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