Glyptoscelis squamulata

Glyptoscelis squamulata, the grape bud beetle, is a leaf beetle.[1][2][3][4] The species was first described by George Robert Crotch in 1873.[5] It is found in North America.[1]

Glyptoscelis squamulata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Glyptoscelis
Species:
G. squamulata
Binomial name
Glyptoscelis squamulata
Crotch, 1873

In the 1920s to 1940s, G. squamulata was considered a major pest of table grapes in Coachella Valley of southern California.[6] It is now considered to be a minor pest.[7]

References
  1. "Glyptoscelis squamulata report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  2. "Glyptoscelis squamulata species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  3. "Glyptoscelis squamulata". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  4. "Glyptoscelis squamulata species information". BugGuide. Retrieved 2018-05-07.
  5. Crotch, G. R. (1873). "Materials for the Study of the Phytophaga of the United States". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 25 (1): 19–83. JSTOR 4624297.
  6. Stern, V. M.; Johnson, J. A. (1984). "Biology and Control of the Grape Bud Beetle, Glyptoscelis squamulata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), in Southern California Table Grapes". Journal of Economic Entomology. 77 (5): 1327–1334. doi:10.1093/jee/77.5.1327.
  7. Bentley, W. J. (2009). "The integrated control concept and its relevance to current integrated pest management in California fresh market grapes". Pest Management Science. 65 (12): 1298–1304. doi:10.1002/ps.1840. PMID 19731261.

Further reading
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.


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