Cryptocephalus quadruplex explained

Cryptocephalus quadruplex is a species of case-bearing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.

Case-bearing leaf beetles are named so because the larvae construct protective cases from their fecal matter and sometimes plant debris.

Further reading

• Book: Arnett . R.H. Jr.. Thomas . M. C.. Skelley . P. E.. Frank . J. H.. 2002. American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. 978-0849309540.
• Book: Clark . S.M.. Le Doux . D.G.. Riley . E.G.. Gilbert . A.J.. Sullivan . J.M.. 4. 2004. Host Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occurring in the United States and Canada. Coleopterists Society. 9780972608732.
• Book: LeConte. J.L.. 1861. Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Smithsonian Institution. 3. 136. 0665100558. 10.5962/bhl.title.38459. free.
• 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. 2018-03-16. 2019-03-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20190329172638/http://journals.fcla.edu/mundi/article/view/24950. dead.
• Book: Riley . Edward G.. Clark . Shawn M.. Seeno . Terry N.. 2003. Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Special Publication. The Coleopterists Society. 1. 0-9726087-1-0.
• Book: White. Richard E.. 1968. A Review of the Genus Cryptocephalus in America North of Mexico (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera). USNM Bulletin 290. Smithsonian Institution Press.
• Book: White. Richard E.. 1998. 1983. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 0395910897. registration.

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