Neofidia longipes explained

Neofidia longipes is a species of leaf beetle that is found in North America. It occurs mostly east of the Appalachian Mountains. It is associated with plants such as Ilex opaca (Aquifoliaceae), soybeans (Fabaceae), Salix (Salicaceae), and various Vitaceae including Ampelopsis arborea, Parthenocissus quinquefolia, and various species in the genus Vitis.

Neofidia longipes is very similar to the species Neofidia rileyorum, and females of the two species cannot be distinguished without associated males. The two species are also sympatric along the Appalachian Mountains, as well as in central Ohio and in central Alabama.

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 LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
• Book: Arnett . Ross H.. 30 July 2000. American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. 978-0-8493-0212-1.
• Book: White . Richard E.. 1983. Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
• 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.