Adults are about 3/16 inch long and about a third as wide. They are colored dark brown and often covered with bits of soil. The thorax has three "teeth" on each lateral edge, after which the species is named (denticollis is Latin for "toothed-collar"). The beetles drop from their food plants to the ground and hide when they are disturbed, making them difficult to find.[6]
Southern corn leaf beetles overwinter as adults beneath the soil and plant debris and in clumps of some species of weeds. The adults emerge again in early spring, to feed on young weed hosts such as cocklebur, smartweed, and crabgrass as well as early-planted corn.[5]
Galleryedit
A corn plant completely destroyed by the southern corn leaf beetle (1915)
Referencesedit
^ ab "Myochrous denticollis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
^ "Myochrous denticollis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
^ "Myochrous denticollis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
^ abSteffey, Kevin (2002). "Southern Corn Leaf Beetles Are Right on Schedule". The Bulletin: Pest Management and Crop Development Information for Illinois (7): 74–75.
^Kelly, E.O.G. (1915). "The Southern Corn Leaf-Beetle". Bulletin of the U.S. Department of Agriculture (221): 1–11.
Further readingedit
Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN978-90-04-26091-7.
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myochrous, denticollis, southern, corn, leaf, beetle, species, leaf, beetle, found, central, america, north, america, crop, pest, been, reported, damage, corn, illinois, scientific, classificationdomain, eukaryotakingdom, animaliaphylum, arthropodaclass, insec. Myochrous denticollis the southern corn leaf beetle is a species of leaf beetle 1 2 3 4 It is found in Central America and North America 1 It is a crop pest and has been reported to damage corn in Illinois 5 Myochrous denticollisScientific classificationDomain EukaryotaKingdom AnimaliaPhylum ArthropodaClass InsectaOrder ColeopteraInfraorder CucujiformiaFamily ChrysomelidaeGenus MyochrousSpecies M denticollisBinomial nameMyochrous denticollis Say 1824 SynonymsColaspis denticollis Say 1824Adults are about 3 16 inch long and about a third as wide They are colored dark brown and often covered with bits of soil The thorax has three teeth on each lateral edge after which the species is named denticollis is Latin for toothed collar The beetles drop from their food plants to the ground and hide when they are disturbed making them difficult to find 6 Southern corn leaf beetles overwinter as adults beneath the soil and plant debris and in clumps of some species of weeds The adults emerge again in early spring to feed on young weed hosts such as cocklebur smartweed and crabgrass as well as early planted corn 5 Gallery edit nbsp A corn plant completely destroyed by the southern corn leaf beetle 1915 References edit a b Myochrous denticollis Report Integrated Taxonomic Information System Retrieved 2018 04 23 Myochrous denticollis species details Catalogue of Life Retrieved 2018 04 23 Myochrous denticollis GBIF Retrieved 2018 04 23 Myochrous denticollis Species Information BugGuide net Retrieved 2018 04 23 a b Steffey Kevin 2002 Southern Corn Leaf Beetles Are Right on Schedule The Bulletin Pest Management and Crop Development Information for Illinois 7 74 75 Kelly E O G 1915 The Southern Corn Leaf Beetle Bulletin of the U S Department of Agriculture 221 1 11 Further reading editLobl I Smetana A eds 2013 Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera Volume 6 Chrysomeloidea Apollo Books ISBN 978 90 04 26091 7 This Eumolpinae article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Myochrous denticollis amp oldid 1031677151, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
