Rice Beetle
Chalepus bicolor (Olivier, 1792)
Rice Beetle: https://marylandbiodiversity.org/species/19274
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Status

Found in the eastern U.S.

Relationships

Associated with grasses in the genus Dichanthelium.

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Chalepus bicolor
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Chalepus
Species:
C. bicolor
Binomial name
Chalepus bicolor
(Olivier, 1792)
Synonyms
  • Hispa bicolor Olivier, 1792
  • Chalepus rufogaster Thunberg, 1805
  • Odontota rufiventris Suffrian, 1868

Chalepus bicolor is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America,[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from Canada (Ontario) and the United States (Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, West Virginia).

Description

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Adults reach a length of about 6.3‒7.6 mm. They have a red pronotum, while the elytron is dark.[3]

Biology

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They have been recorded feeding on Dichanthelium clandestinum, Dichanthelium nitidum, Panicum microcarpon and Panicum oligosanthes.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Chalepus bicolor Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Chalepus bicolor". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World". USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

Further reading

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  • Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN 978-83-909804-4-7.
  • 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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