Typophorus nigritus (Fabricius, 1801) is a animal in the Chrysomelidae family, order Coleoptera, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
Typophorus nigritus (Fabricius, 1801)
Typophorus nigritus is a leaf beetle species found across the Americas; two of its subspecies are sweet potato pests.
Typophorus nigritus (Fabricius, 1801) is a species of leaf beetle that belongs to the subfamily Eumolpinae. This species is distributed across North America, Central America, and South America. Of the two recognized subspecies of T. nigritus — T. nigritus nitidulus and T. nigritus viridicyaneus — both are known to be pests that affect sweet potatoes.
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Baliosus pectoralis (Baly, 1864)
Colaspis brunnea (Fabricius, 1798)
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