Medythia suturalis explained

Medythia suturalis, commonly known as striped bean flea beetle, is a species of leaf beetle found in China, India, Sri Lanka, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, North Korea, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Russia.^{[1] [2] [3]}

It is a major pest of beans and peas.^{[4] [5]}

Description

Body length is about 2.8 mm.^[6] Anterior margin of labrum is entire. Postantennal tubercles are elongate. Black elytral stripe extend to the humerus.^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Medythia suturalis (striped bean flea beetle) . 2021-09-29 . www.cabi.org.
2. Web site: Medythia suturalis (Motschulsky, 1858) . 2021-09-29 . www.gbif.org . en.
3. Web site: Blattkäfer aus Nepal in den Sammlungen des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt 2. Teil (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) . 2021-09-29 . Veröffentlichungen Naturkundemuseum Erfurt 19/2000 S. 139 - 151.
4. Web site: 2021-03-01 . Crops > Vegetables > Beans > Medythia suturalis, Indonesia . 2021-09-29 . PestNet . en-AU.
5. Web site: R.e . White . 1979 . Pests not known to occur in the United States or of limited distribution. 7. Striped leaf beetle, Medythia suturalis [Peas, beans]. ]. 2021-09-29 . Cooperative Plant Pest Report U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service . English.
6. Web site: Medythia suturalis . 2021-09-29 . www.kaefer-der-welt.de.
7. Web site: Chrysomelidae of Hong Kong Part 3, Subfamily Galerucinae . 2021-09-29 . hkentsoc.org.