Neofidia texana
Species of beetle
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Neofidia texana is a species of leaf beetle[3][4][5][6] that is found in North America.[3] It occurs in central and east-central Texas, and is associated with plants in the grape family (Vitaceae). Neofidia texana was first described as a variety of Fidia viticida by the American entomologist Charles Frederic August Schaeffer in 1934. It is now considered to be a separate species.[7]
| Neofidia texana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Neofidia |
| Species: | N. texana |
| Binomial name | |
| Neofidia texana | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Fidia viticida var. texana Schaeffer, 1934 | |