Cryptocephalus quadruplex is a species of case-bearing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.[1][2][3][4][5] It is found in North America.[1][6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cryptocephalus |
| Species: | C. quadruplex
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| Cryptocephalus quadruplex Newman, 1841
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Case-bearing leaf beetles are named so because the larvae construct protective cases from their fecal matter and sometimes plant debris.[4]
References edit
- ^ a b "Cryptocephalus quadruplex Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Cryptocephalus quadruplex species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Cryptocephalus quadruplex". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ a b "Cryptocephalus quadruplex Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "Cryptocephalus quadruplex Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- ^ "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
Further reading edit
- Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0849309540.
- Clark, S.M.; Le Doux, D.G.; Riley, E.G.; Gilbert, A.J.; et al. (2004). Host Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occurring in the United States and Canada. Coleopterists Society. ISBN 9780972608732.
- LeConte, J.L. (1861). Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. Vol. 3. Smithsonian Institution. doi:10.5962/bhl.title.38459. ISBN 0665100558.
- Riley, Edward G.; Clark, Shawn M.; Gilbert, Arthur J. (2001). "New records, nomenclatural changes, and taxonomic notes for select North American leaf beetles". Insecta Mundi. 15 (1): 1–17. Archived from the original on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2018-03-16.
- 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. ISBN 0-9726087-1-0.
- White, Richard E. (1968). A Review of the Genus Cryptocephalus in America North of Mexico (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera). USNM Bulletin 290. Smithsonian Institution Press.
- White, Richard E. (1998) [1983]. A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America (Peterson Field Guides). Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. ISBN 0395910897.
External links edit
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