Luperaltica Explained

Luperaltica is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least four described species in Luperaltica from North America, and others from Mexico.^[1]

North American species

• Luperaltica nigripalpis (J. L. LeConte, 1859)
• Luperaltica nitida Wilcox, 1953
• Luperaltica semiflava (Fall in Fall & Cockerell, 1907)
• Luperaltica senilis (Say, 1824)

Further reading

• 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: 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). The Coleopterists Society. Special Publication no. 1. 0-9726087-1-0.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Luperaltica Genus Information. BugGuide.net. 2018-03-05.