Xanthonia furcata

Xanthonia furcata is a species of leaf beetle.[2][3][4][5] It is found in North America.[2] It is associated with wild cherry and oaks.[6] The specific name comes from the Latin furca, meaning "fork".[1]

Xanthonia furcata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Xanthonia
Species:
X. furcata
Binomial name
Xanthonia furcata
Staines & Weisman, 2001[1]

Distribution

X. furcata is distributed in Illinois, Missouri, Texas and Oklahoma.[1][6]

References
  1. Staines, C. L.; Weisman, D. M. (2001). "The species of Xanthonia Baly 1863 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) in North America east of the Mississippi River". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 103 (1): 157–183.
  2. "Xanthonia furcata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  3. "Xanthonia furcata species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  4. "Xanthonia furcata". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  5. "Xanthonia furcata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
  6. Riley, E. G.; Weisman, D. M.; Quinn, M. A. (2019). "A taxonomic review of the Xanthonia species occurring in Texas (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae)". Zootaxa. 4668 (1): 1–29. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4668.1.1.

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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