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Article

Date of this Version

2-20-2020

Citation

Cedeño-Loja PE, Chaboo CS. 2020. Natural history notes on Cyrtonota sericinus (Erichson, 1847) in Ecuador (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Mesomphaliini). Revista peruana de biología 27(2): 127 - 130 (Mayo 2020). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.15381/rpb. v27i2.17873

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Abstract

The first natural history data is reported for the tortoise beetle, Cyrtonota serinus (Erichson, 1847) (Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Mesomphaliini). An Ipomoea sp. (Convolvulaceae) is recorded as the host plant. Larvae and adults feed on the leaves. Larvae retain an exuvio-fecal shield and are gregarious. Adults are sexually dimorphic and polymorphic in sizes and coloration.

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