Cerotoma Explained

Cerotoma is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about seven described species in Cerotoma. They are found in North America and the Neotropics.

Species

These seven species belong to the genus Cerotoma:

• Cerotoma arcuata Olivier, 1791
• Cerotoma atrofasciata Jacoby, 1879
• Cerotoma dilatipes Jacoby, 1888
• Cerotoma rubrimarginata (Lever, 1930)
• Cerotoma ruficornis (Olivier, 1791)
• Cerotoma trifurcata (Forster, 1771) (bean leaf beetle)
• Cerotoma variegata Fabricius, 1792

Further reading

• Book: Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). 2003. Riley . Edward G.. Clark . Shawn M.. Seeno . Terry N.. The Coleopterists' Society. Special Publication No. 1. 978-0-9726087-1-8.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26091-7.