Air Potato Leaf Beetle (Suggested Common Name), Lilioceris cheni Gressitt and Kimoto (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Criocerinae)

Ted D. Center and William A. Overholt

Release Date: 5/22/2024

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is EENY-547, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date January 2013 and April 2024. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. This document is also available on the Featured Creatures website at http://entnemdept.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures/.

About the Authors

Ted D. Center, research leader, USDA-ARS Invasive Plant Research Laboratory; and William A. Overholt, professor, UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center; UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

Authors

Ted Center

research leader (retired), USDA/ARS Invasive Plant Research Laboratory, Fort Lauderdale, FL

William Overholt

professor emeritus of entomology, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center

Contacts

Carey Minteer

Contact

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University of Florida

associate professor, weed biological control, Department of Entomology and Nematology, UF/IFAS Indian River Research and Education Center, Fort Pierce, FL

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