Spintherophyta globosa

Spintherophyta globosa is a species of leaf beetle found in North America.[2][3][4][5] It is widespread east of the Rocky Mountains, its range spanning from the East Coast west to Colorado and western Texas, and it may also occur in Arizona and Mexico. Its body is globose and colored black to dark brown, while the legs, antennae and mouth-parts are red-orange in color. The species is reported to be polyphagous.[5][1]

Spintherophyta globosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Spintherophyta
Species:	S. globosa
Binomial name
Spintherophyta globosa (Olivier, 1808)
Synonyms[1]
Colaspis globosa Olivier, 1808 Colaspis ovata Say, 1824

References

1. Schultz, William T. (1976). "Review of the Genus Spintherophyta (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in North America North of Mexico". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 69 (5): 877–881. doi:10.1093/aesa/69.5.877.
2. "Spintherophyta globosa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
3. "Spintherophyta globosa species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
4. "Spintherophyta globosa". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
5. "Spintherophyta globosa Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.

Further reading

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