Stator limbatus explained

Stator limbatus is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is native to the southwestern United States, Mexico, and northern South America, where it lives in xeric, semi-arid, and dry tropical environments. It has since spread far beyond its range, including Hawaii, South Africa, the Middle East, and as of 2021, Sardinia and Corsica. S. limbatus feeds on a wide variety of legumes.^[1]

Further reading

• Book: Catalog of Leaf Beetles of America North of Mexico. 2003. Riley . Ed. Clark . S.. Seeno . T.. Coleopterists Society. 9780972608718.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26091-7.

Notes and References

1. Cocco . Arturo . Brundu . Giuseppe . Berquier . Cyril . Andreï-Ruiz . Marie Cécile . Pusceddu . Michelina . Porceddu . Marco . Podda . Lina . Satta . Alberto . Petit . Yohan . Floris . Ignazio . 2021-11-16 . Establishment and new hosts of the non-native seed beetle Stator limbatus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae) on acacias in Europe . NeoBiota . 70 . 70 . 167–192 . 10.3897/neobiota.70.70441 . Academic Search Complete. free . 11584/324692 . free .