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Blepharida
Sign in to saveBlepharida is a genus of leaf beetles of the subfamily Galerucinae. They have co-evolved with plants in the genus Bursera, which they feed on. The plants have developed a sticky, poisonous resin that sprays out when the leaves are bitten into, and the beetles have evolved to cut through the veins of the leaves to disable this mechanism first. There are currently 73 known species in Blepharida, which are found in the Nearctic, Neotropical, Afrotropical and southern Palearctic realms.
Species
Sumac Flea Beetle
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderColeoptera
- FamilyChrysomelidae
via GBIF
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 138
- With media
- 4
- Family
- Chrysomelidae
- Collections
- USNM, SAM, DMNS, PU
- Recorded in
- Belize, South Africa, United States
Wikidata facts
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- taxon name
- Blepharida
- taxon rank
- genus
- topic's main category
- Category:Blepharida
- Commons category
- Blepharida
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Article · Español
Blepharida es un género de escarabajos de la familia Chrysomelidae. En 1837 Chevrolat describió el género. Esta es la lista de especies que lo componen: * Blepharida arabica Medvedev, 1996 * Blepharida bryanti Furth, 1998 * Blepharida franclemonti Furth, 1992 * Blepharida gabrielae Furth, 1998 * Blepharida hinchahuevosi Furth, 1998 * Blepharida humeralis Furth, 1998 * Blepharida johngi Furth, 1998 * Blepharida judithae Furth, 1998 * Blepharida lineata Furth, 1998 * Blepharida notozonae Furth, 1998 * Blepharida parallela Furth, 1998 * Blepharida schlectendalii Furth, 1998 * Blepharida sonorana Furth, 1998 * Blepharida sonorstriata Furth, 1998 * Blepharida unami Furth, 1998 * Blepharida variegatus Furth, 1998 * Blepharida verdea Furth, 1998 * Blepharida xochipala Furth, 1998
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