Griburius
| Griburius | |
|---|---|
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| G. larvatus in Key Largo, Florida | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Cryptocephalinae |
| Tribe: | Cryptocephalini |
| Genus: | Griburius Haldeman, 1849 |
Griburius is a genus of case-bearing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are many species, with about 6 described species in Griburius which range into the USA,[1][2][3] plus many others further south. [4]
Species [select few predominant in USA][edit]
- Griburius equestris (Olivier, 1808)
- Griburius larvatus (Newman, 1840)
- Griburius lecontii Crotch, 1873
- Griburius montezuma (Suffrian, 1852)
- Griburius scutellaris Fabricius, 1801
- Griburius rileyi (Sassi, 2023)
References[edit]
- ^ "Griburius Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Iowa State University. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ "Griburius Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- ^ White, Richard E. (1968). A Review of the Genus Cryptocephalus in America North of Mexico. Smithsonian Institution Press.
- ^ "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Mike Quinn. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
- Riley, Edward G., Shawn M. Clark, and Terry N. Seeno (2003). "Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae)". Coleopterists Society Special Publication no. 1, 290.
Further reading[edit]
- Arnett, R. H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (21 June 2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida ISBN 978-0-8493-0954-0.
- Ross H. Arnett (30 July 2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0-8493-0212-1.
- Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.