Systena Explained
Systena is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 90 described species, found in the New World, mostly in the Neotropics.[1]
Selected species
- Systena bitaeniata (J. L. LeConte, 1859)
- Systena blanda F. E. Melsheimer, 1847 (palestriped flea beetle)
- Systena californica Blake, 1935
- Systena carri Blake, 1935
- Systena collaris Crotch, 1873
- Systena corni Schaeffer, 1932 (dogwood systena)
- Systena dimorpha Blake, 1933
- Systena elongata (Fabricius, 1798) (elongate flea beetle)
- Systena frontalis (Fabricius, 1801) (red-headed flea beetle)
- Systena gracilenta Blake, 1933
- Systena hudsonias (Forster, 1771) (black-headed flea beetle)
- Systena laevis Blake, 1935
- Systena laurentia Bechyné, 1955
- Systena lherminieri Bryant, 1942
- Systena marginalis (Illiger, 1807) (margined systena)
- Systena mitis (J. L. LeConte, 1858)
- Systena pallicornis Schaeffer, 1906
- Systena pallipes Schwarz, 1878
- Systena plicata Blatchley, 1921
- Systena sexnotata Fall, 1910
- Systena s-littera (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Systena variata Schaeffer, 1932
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: 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.. 1998. 1983. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. 0395910897. registration.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Зоологический институт Российской академии наук - Главная страница . Systena Chevrolat, 1836. 2023-09-11.
