Demotina modesta Baly, 1874
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Non-native

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Status

Non-native. Introduced to the eastern U.S. from Japan and Korea.

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Demotina modesta
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Demotina
Species:
D. modesta
Binomial name
Demotina modesta
Baly, 1874[1]

Demotina modesta is a species of leaf beetle.[2][3][4][5] It is an adventive species in the southeastern United States in North America, while its native range includes Japan and Korea.[5] It is very abundant on oaks. It is known to be parthenogenetic in part of its native range, and no males are known from North America.[6]

Biology

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Demotina modesta is a summer breeder and probably hibernates as larvae or pupae. It lays eggs singly on the undersides of leaves and covers them with excrement.[7][8]

References

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  1. ^ Baly, J. S. (1874). "Catalogue of the Phytophagous Coleoptera of Japan, with descriptions of the species new to science". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 22 (2): 161–217. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1874.tb00164.x.
  2. ^ "Demotina modesta Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  3. ^ "Demotina modesta species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  4. ^ "Demotina modesta". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  5. ^ a b "Demotina modesta Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  6. ^ Riley, Edward G.; Clark, Shawn M.; Gilbert, Arthur J. (2001). "New records, nomenclatural changes, and taxonomic notes for select North American leaf beetles". Insecta Mundi. 15 (1): 1–17. Archived from the original on 2019-03-29. Retrieved 2018-04-27.
  7. ^ Isono, M. (1988). "Differentiation in life history pattern and oviposition behavior, the thelytoky in Demotina and Hyperaxis beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in western Japan". Japanese Journal of Entomology. 56 (2): 402–409.
  8. ^ Isono, M. (1990). "A revision of the genus Demotina (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) from Japan, the Ryukyus, Taiwan and Korea, I". Japanese Journal of Entomology. 58 (2): 375–382.

Further reading

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