Typophorus nigritus

Typophorus nigritus is a species of leaf beetle in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is found in North, Central, and South America.

Two subspecies, T. nigritus nitidulus and T. nigritus viridicyaneus, are known as pests of sweet potatoes.

Subspecies

There are 13 subspecies of T. nigritus:

• Typophorus nigritus chalceus <small>Lefèvre, 1877</small> – Mexico
• Typophorus nigritus coronadoi <small>Bechyné, 1948</small> – Mexico
• Typophorus nigritus cretifer <small>Bechyné, 1953</small> – Guatemala
• Typophorus nigritus erbeni <small>Bechyné, 1948</small> – Trinidad
• Typophorus nigritus interpositus <small>Bechyné, 1951</small> – Costa Rica
• Typophorus nigritus lucens <small>Bechyné, 1953</small> – Brazil
• Typophorus nigritus molnari <small>Bechyné, 1953</small> – Brazil
• Typophorus nigritus nigritus <small>(Fabricius, 1801)</small> – Guyana, Venezuela, Colombia
• Typophorus nigritus nitidulus <small>(Fabricius, 1801)</small> – Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Uruguay, Bolivia, Peru
• Typophorus nigritus obliquus <small>Baly, 1859</small> – Guatemala, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela
• Typophorus nigritus paradoxus <small>Jacoby, 1882</small> – Honduras, Guatemala
• Typophorus nigritus punctatissimus <small>Bechyné, 1948</small> – Mexico
• Typophorus nigritus viridicyaneus <small>(Crotch, 1873)</small> (sweetpotato leaf beetle) – USA, Mexico

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