''Acalymma'' is a genus of
leaf beetle
The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous s ...
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 Cucurbita, cucurbit crops in both larval and adult stages. The striped cucumber beetle has a distinctive appearance, displaying a ye ...
(''Acalymma vittatum''), which is mainly found east of the
Mississippi River
The Mississippi River is the main stem, primary river of the largest drainage basin in the United States. It is the second-longest river in the United States, behind only the Missouri River, Missouri. From its traditional source of Lake Ita ...
, 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 etc.) and are caused by the pathogens ''Erwinia tracheiphila'', a gram-negative bacterium, or '' Curtobacterium flaccumfaciens pv. flaccumf ...
'' 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''
Munroe & Smith, 1980
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Acalymma obscurofasciatum
''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 Cucurbitaceae, cucurbits ...
''
(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''
Bechyné & Bechyné, 1962
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Acalymma subaeneum''
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Acalymma thiemei''
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Acalymma trivittatum''
(Mannerheim, 1843) – western striped cucumber beetle
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Acalymma vinctum''
(LeConte, 1878)
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Acalymma vittatum''
(Fabricius, 1775) – striped cucumber beetle
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Acalymma vittigerum
''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 ...
''
(Boheman, 1859)
References
Galerucinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Agricultural pest insects
Taxa named by Herbert Spencer Barber
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