Sumitrosis rosea (Weber, 1801)
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"Larvae are leafminers on various legumes (Fabaceae), such as black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia) and tick trefoil (Desmodium)" (BugGuide)

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Sumitrosis rosea
A leafminer beetle at Rock Creek Park.
A mounted specimen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Sumitrosis
Species:
S. rosea
Binomial name
Sumitrosis rosea
(Weber, 1801)
Synonyms
  • Anoplitis rosea
  • Hispa rosea Weber, 1801
  • Hispa philemon Newman, 1838

Sumitrosis rosea, a leaf-mining beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America,[1][5][6] where it has been recorded from Canada (Manitoba, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, Prince Edward Island, Quebec, Saskatchewan) and the United States (Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming).

Description

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Adults reach a length of about 3.3-4.5 mm. Adults are highly variable in colour, with the elytra ranging from pale yellow with faint black markings, to black with faint yellow spots.[7]

Biology

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They feed on various Fabaceae species, but especially Robinia pseudoacacia and Desmodium species, but also on plants from other families, such as Celastrus orbiculatus and Centrosema pubescens. Adults have been collected from plants in various families.[8]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Sumitrosis rosea Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  2. ^ "Sumitrosis rosea species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. ^ "Sumitrosis rosea". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. ^ "Sumitrosis rosea Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. ^ Staines, C.L. "Catalog of the hispines of the World". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  6. ^ "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  7. ^ Butte, Janardhan G. (1969). "Revision of the tribe Chalepini of America North of Mexico IV. Genus Sumitrosis Butte (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Journal of the New York Entomological Society. 77 (1): 25–53. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
  8. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Chalepini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved August 26, 2025.

Further reading

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  • Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN 978-83-909804-4-7.
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.
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