Fidia texana

Fidia texana is a species of leaf beetle[2][3][4][5] that is found in North America.[2] It occurs in central and east-central Texas, and is associated with plants in the grape family (Vitaceae). Fidia texana was first described as a variety of Fidia viticida by the American entomologist Charles Frederic August Schaeffer in 1933. It is now considered to be a separate species.[6]

Fidia texana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Fidia
Species:	F. texana
Binomial name
Fidia texana Schaeffer, 1933[1]
Synonyms
Fidia viticida var. texana Schaeffer, 1933

References

1. Schaeffer, C. (1933). "Short studies in the Chrysomelidæ (Coleoptera) (Continued)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 41 (4): 457–480. JSTOR 25004529.
2. "Fidia texana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
3. "Fidia texana species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
4. "Fidia texana". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
5. "Fidia texana Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-22.
6. Strother, M.S.; Staines, C.L. (2008). "A revision of the New World genus Fidia Baly 1863 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae: Adoxini)". Zootaxa. 1798: 1–100. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1798.1.1.

Further reading

• Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.