Medythia suturalis, commonly known as striped bean flea beetle, is a species of leaf beetle found in China, India, Sri Lanka, Japan, Laos, Myanmar, North Korea, Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, Vietnam, and Russia.[1][2][3]

Medythia suturalis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Medythia
Species:
M. suturalis
Binomial name
Medythia suturalis
(Motschulsky, 1858)

It is a major pest of beans and peas.[4][5]

Description

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Body length is about 2.8 mm.[6] Anterior margin of labrum is entire. Postantennal tubercles are elongate. Black elytral stripe extend to the humerus.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Medythia suturalis (striped bean flea beetle)". www.cabi.org. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  2. ^ "Medythia suturalis (Motschulsky, 1858)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  3. ^ "Blattkäfer aus Nepal in den Sammlungen des Naturkundemuseums Erfurt 2. Teil (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Veröffentlichungen Naturkundemuseum Erfurt 19/2000 S. 139 - 151. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  4. ^ "Crops > Vegetables > Beans > Medythia suturalis, Indonesia". PestNet. 2021-03-01. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  5. ^ R.e, White (1979). "Pests not known to occur in the United States or of limited distribution. 7. Striped leaf beetle, Medythia suturalis [Peas, beans]". Cooperative Plant Pest Report U.S. Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  6. ^ "Medythia suturalis". www.kaefer-der-welt.de. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  7. ^ "Chrysomelidae of Hong Kong Part 3, Subfamily Galerucinae" (PDF). hkentsoc.org. Retrieved 2021-09-29.