Natural history notes on Cyrtonota sericinus (Erichson, 1847) in Ecuador (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Mesomphaliini)

Authors

  • Pedro Emilio Cedeño-Loja Universidad Técnica de Babahoyo, Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuaria, Departamento de Entomología, Km 7.5 de la vía Babahoyo-Montalvo, Babahoyo, Los Ríos, 120150, Ecuador.
  • Caroline Simmrita Chaboo University of Nebraska, Lincoln, Nebraska, Department of Entomology, W-436 Nebraska Hall, 68583-0514, U.S.A. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6983-8042

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v27i2.17873

Keywords:

Ipomoea, leaf beetle, larvae, gregarious, feses

Abstract

The first natural history data is reported for the tortoise beetle, Cyrtonota serinus (Erichson, 1847) (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Mesomphaliini). An Ipomoea sp. (Convolvulaceae) is recorded as the host plant. Larvae and adults feed on the leaves. Larvae retain an exuvio-fecal shield and are gregarious. Adults are sexually dimorphic and polymorphic in sizes and coloration.

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Revista Peruana de Biologia 27(2)

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Published

05/23/2020

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Vol. 27 No. 2 (2020)

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Cedeño-Loja, Pedro Emilio, and Caroline Simmrita Chaboo. 2020. “Natural History Notes on Cyrtonota Sericinus (Erichson, 1847) in Ecuador (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Mesomphaliini)”. Revista Peruana De Biología 27 (2): 127-30. https://doi.org/10.15381/rpb.v27i2.17873.