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Phyllotreta undulata, known generally as the small striped flea beetle or turnip flea beetle, is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. [1] [2] [3] ...
Acalymma vittatum, the striped cucumber beetle, is a beetle of the family Chrysomelidae and a serious pest of cucurbit crops in both larval and adult stages. The striped cucumber beetle has a distinctive appearance, displaying a yellow-colored elytra with black stripes.
The striped flea beetle (Phyllotreta striolata) is a small flea beetle, shiny black with a greenish tinge, 1.5 to 2.5 mm long, having a wavy amber line running the length of each elytron (wing cover). It is a pest of cabbage and other brassicas. The hind legs are thickened, enabling the beetle to jump like a flea when disturbed.
The cantharidin content of one striped blister beetle has been reported to be about 0.31 to 1.45 milligrams in one small sample, [6] and about 4 [7] or 5 milligrams in general. [4] The toxic dose of cantharidin in horses is about one milligram per kilogram body weight, and the ingestion of 30 to 50 beetles can be fatal. [ 4 ]
Phyllotreta punctulata (Marsham, 1802) (radish flea beetle) Phyllotreta pusilla Horn, 1889 (western black flea beetle) Phyllotreta ramosa (Crotch, 1874) (western striped flea beetle) Phyllotreta ramosoides E. Smith, 1985; Phyllotreta robusta J. L. LeConte, 1878 (garden flea beetle) Phyllotreta spatulata E. Smith, 1985
Phyllotreta nemorum, the turnip flea beetle or yellow-striped flea beetle is a species of beetle in family Chrysomelidae. The beetle is 2.4-3.5 mm long and black with sinuate yellow bands running down its elytra. [ 2 ]
Berberomeloe, a genus within the tribe Lyttini of the family Meloidae (also known as oil or blister beetles), comprises the species Berberomeloe castuo formerly identified as Berberomeloe majalis. These beetles are wingless and parasitize solitary bees during their larval stage [ 3 ] and are pollinators as adults. [ 4 ]
Acalymma trivittatum, the western striped cucumber beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] It is found in Central America and North America . [ 1 ] [ 4 ] It is considered a key pest on crops in the Cucurbitaceae family.