''Acalymma'' is a genus of
leaf beetles found mainly in the
New World
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. Approximately 72 species have been described in the Western Hemisphere.
Pest Species and Impacts
In the
United States
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, two species are major pests of
cucurbits, the
striped cucumber beetle (''Acalymma vittatum''), which is mainly found east of the
Mississippi River
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, and ''Acalymma trivittatum'' which is mostly found west of the Mississippi. Adults feed on young leaves, and larvae can damage roots. ''A. vittatum'' vectors bacterial wilt ''
Erwinia tracheiphila'' Holland (Enterobacteriales: Enterobacteriaceae) to the plants as it pierces plant stems to suck juices.
Species included
The genus includes the following species:
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Acalymma albidovittatum''
(Baly, 1889) – cucumber beetle
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Acalymma bechynei''
Cabrera, 1999
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Acalymma bertoluccii
''Acalymma'' is a genus of leaf beetles found mainly in the New World. Approximately 72 species have been described in the Western Hemisphere.
Pest Species and Impacts
In the United States, two species are major pests of cucurbits, the striped ...
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Gilbert & Clark, 2007
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Acalymma bivittulum''
(Kirsch, 1883) (Synonym: ''A. xanthographa''
Bechyné, 1955)
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Acalymma blandulum''
(LeConte, 1868)
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Acalymma blomorum''
Munroe & Smith, 1980
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Acalymma bruchii''
(Bowditch, 1911)
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Acalymma caucum''
Bechyné, 1956
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Acalymma cornutum''
(Baly, 1886)
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Acalymma cryptogrammum''
Bechyné & Bechyné, 1968
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Acalymma fairmairei''
(Baly, 1886)
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Acalymma flavovittatum''
(Baly, 1886)
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Acalymma gouldi''
Barber, 1947
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Acalymma hirtum''
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Acalymma horni''
(Jacoby, 1887)
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Acalymma incum''
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Acalymma innubum''
(Fabricius, 1775)
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Acalymma invenustum''
Munroe & Smith, 1980
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Acalymma isogenum
''Acalymma'' is a genus of leaf beetles found mainly in the New World. Approximately 72 species have been described in the Western Hemisphere.
Pest Species and Impacts
In the United States, two species are major pests of cucurbits, the stripe ...
''
Bechyné & Bechyné, 1968
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Acalymma longicolle''
(Jacoby, 1887)
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Acalymma luridifrons''
Munroe & Smith, 1980
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Acalymma obscurofasciatum''
(Jacoby, 1887)
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Acalymma palomarense''
Munroe & Smith, 1980
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Acalymma peregrinum''
(Jacoby, 1892)
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Acalymma punctatum''
Bechyné, 1958
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Acalymma semifemoratum''
(Gahan, 1891)
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Acalymma solarianum
''Acalymma'' is a genus of leaf beetles found mainly in the New World. Approximately 72 species have been described in the Western Hemisphere.
Pest Species and Impacts
In the United States, two species are major pests of cucurbits, the striped ...
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Bechyné & Bechyné, 1962
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Acalymma subaeneum''
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Acalymma thiemei''
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Acalymma trivittatum
''Acalymma trivittatum'', the western striped cucumber beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America. It is considered a key pest on crops in the Cucurbitaceae
The Cucurbitac ...
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(Mannerheim, 1843) – western striped cucumber beetle
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Acalymma vinctum''
(LeConte, 1878)
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Acalymma vittatum
''Acalymma vittatum'', the striped cucumber beetle, is a beetle of the family Chrysomelidae and a serious pest of Cucurbitaceae, cucurbit crops in both larval and adult stages. It is distributed from eastern North America to the Rocky Mountains. ...
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(Fabricius, 1775) – striped cucumber beetle
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Acalymma vittigerum''
(Boheman, 1859)
References
Galerucinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Agricultural pest insects
Taxa named by Herbert Spencer Barber
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