Syneta extorris

Syneta extorris is a species of leaf beetle.[2][3][4][5] It is found in eastern North America.[2][6]

Syneta extorris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Syneta
Species:	S. extorris
Binomial name
Syneta extorris Brown, 1940[1]
Subspecies
Syneta extorris borealis Brown, 1961 Syneta extorris extorris Brown, 1940

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Syneta extorris:

• Syneta extorris borealis Brown, 1961 ^{i c g}[6] – pale males, occurs from Newfoundland to Ontario and New York, feeds on balsam fir (Abies balsamea) and on white and red spruce (Picea glauca and Picea rubens).
• Syneta extorris extorris Brown, 1940 ^{i c g} – dark males, restricted to higher elevations in the southern Appalachian Mountains, feeds on southern fir (Abies fraseri) and red spruce (Picea rubens).

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]

References

1. Brown, W. J. (1940). "Some new species of Cantharidae and Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera)". The Canadian Entomologist. 72 (8): 161–166. doi:10.4039/Ent72161-8.
2. "Syneta extorris Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
3. "Syneta extorris species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
4. "Syneta extorris". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
5. "Syneta extorris Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-23.
6. Brown, W. J. (1961). "Notes on North American Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera)". The Canadian Entomologist. 93 (11): 967–977. doi:10.4039/Ent93967-11.

Further reading

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