''Acalymma'' is a genus of
leaf beetle
The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...
s 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'', the striped cucumber beetle, is a beetle of the family Chrysomelidae and a serious pest of cucurbit crops in both larval and adult stages. It is distributed from eastern North America to the Rocky Mountains. It is replaced ...
(''Acalymma vittatum''), which is mainly found east of the
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the second-longest river and chief river of the second-largest drainage system in North America, second only to the Hudson Bay drainage system. From its traditional source of Lake Itasca in northern Minnesota, it f ...
, 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
Bacterial wilt is a complex of diseases that occur in plants such as Cucurbitaceae and Solanaceae (tomato, common bean, etc.) and are caused by the pathogens ''Erwinia tracheiphila'', a gram-negative bacterium, or '' Curtobacterium flaccumfacien ...
'' 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 ...
''
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
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, 1980
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Acalymma bruchii''
(Bowditch, 1911)
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Acalymma caucum''
Bechyné, 1956
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Acalymma cornutum
''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 ...
''
(Baly, 1886)
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Acalymma cryptogrammum
''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 ...
''
Bechyné & Bechyné, 1968
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Acalymma fairmairei
''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 ...
''
(Baly, 1886)
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Acalymma flavovittatum
''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 ...
''
(Baly, 1886)
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Acalymma gouldi''
Barber, 1947
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Acalymma hirtum
''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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Acalymma horni
''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 ...
''
(Jacoby, 1887)
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Acalymma incum
''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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Acalymma innubum
''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 ...
''
(Fabricius, 1775)
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Acalymma invenustum
''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 ...
''
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 striped ...
''
Bechyné & Bechyné, 1968
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Acalymma longicolle''
(Jacoby, 1887)
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Acalymma luridifrons
''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 ...
''
Munroe & Smith, 1980
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Acalymma obscurofasciatum''
(Jacoby, 1887)
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Acalymma palomarense
''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 ...
''
Munroe & Smith, 1980
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Acalymma peregrinum
''Acalymma peregrinum'' is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae
The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in ...
''
(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 ...
''
Bechyné & Bechyné, 1962
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Acalymma subaeneum
''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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Acalymma thiemei
''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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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. ...
''
(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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