Sumitrosis ancoroides
Species of beetle
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Sumitrosis ancoroides is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from Canada (Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan) and the United States (Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia).
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Sumitrosis |
| Species: | S. ancoroides |
| Binomial name | |
| Sumitrosis ancoroides (Schaeffer, 1933) | |
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Description
Biology
The recorded food plants are Strophostyles helvola, Strophostyles umbellata, Stylosanthes biflora and Glycine max.[5]