Sumitrosis pallescens

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Sumitrosis pallescens
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Sumitrosis
Species:
S. pallescens
Binomial name
Sumitrosis pallescens
(Baly, 1885)
Synonyms
  • Chalepus pallescens Baly, 1885
  • Chalepus jansoni Baly, 1885

Sumitrosis pallescens is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.[1][2] It is found in Central America and North America,[2][3][4][5] where it has been recorded from the United States (Florida, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, West Virginia), Costa Rica, Mexico (Guerrero, Tabasco, Tamaulipas, Veracruz),[6] Nicaragua and Panama.

Adults reach a length of about 3.1-3.5 mm. The pronotum and elytra are pale yellow, the latter with a some piceous spots towards the apex.[7]

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