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Hemisphaerota cyanea, also
known as the
Palmetto tortoise beetle, is a
species in the
Chrysomelidae (leaf beetle) family.
Beetles in this
family are commonly...
- to the
genus Hemisphaerota:
Hemisphaerota besckei (Boheman, 1850)
Hemisphaerota cyanea (Say, 1824) (palmetto
tortoise beetle)
Hemisphaerota fallax (Suffrian...
- C.
viridipennis is a
predator of the
larva of the
tortoise beetle,
Hemisphaerota cyanea. It is also a
predator of the
fruittree leafroller, Archipis...
- 30 cm or more
above the ground. The
species is a
known predator of
Hemisphaerota cyanea. L.
bishopi has been
reported to be
venomous like the
other Latrodectus...
- frilled-neck lizards,
poison dart frogs, owl butterflies,
green tree pythons,
Hemisphaerota beetles, army ants, skunks,
Surinam toads,
black widow spiders, bombardier...
- been described.
These two
genera belong to the
tribe Hemisphaerotini:
Hemisphaerota Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
Spaethiella Barber & Bridwell, 1940 "Hemisphaerotini...
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places it on the
caudal furca using its anal turret. In the
species Hemisphaerota cyanea, the
larva constructs a
shield which may be more descriptively...
- i c g
Gratiana Spaeth, 1913 i c g b
Gyllenhaleus Weise, 1903 i c g
Hemisphaerota Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 i c g b
Heptachispa Uhmann, 1953 i c g Heptatomispa...
- ; Aneshansley, D. J. (2000). "Defense by foot
adhesion in a
beetle (
Hemisphaerota cyanea)".
Proceedings of the
National Academy of Sciences. 97 (12):...
