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Oomorphus floridanus

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Oomorphus floridanus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Oomorphus
Species:
O. floridanus
Binomial name
Oomorphus floridanus
Horn, 1893

Oomorphus floridanus is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in the Caribbean and North America.[1][5] It can be found in the foliage of young pine trees. [6]It is known to engage in coprophagy, feeding on Neotoma floridana excreta. [7]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Oomorphus floridanus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ^ "Oomorphus floridanus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  3. ^ "Oomorphus floridanus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  4. ^ "Oomorphus floridanus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  5. ^ "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  6. ^ Flowers, R. Wills; Furth, David G.; Thomas, Michael C. (1994). "Notes on the Distribution and Biology of Some Florida Leaf Beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 48 (1): 79–89. ISSN 0010-065X.
  7. ^ Jolivet, Pierre. Biology of leaf beetles. p. 77. Retrieved 2024-07-28.

Further reading

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