Zabrotes cruciger is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.[2][3][4][5] It is found in North America,[2] specifically in the south-central to south-western United States.[5][6]

Zabrotes cruciger
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Zabrotes
Species:
Z. cruciger
Binomial name
Zabrotes cruciger
Horn, 1885[1]

Zabrotes cruciger measure 2.1–2.9 mm (0.083–0.114 in) in length.[5][6]

References

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  1. Horn, George H. (1885). "Contributions to the Coleopterology of the United States (No 4.)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the Academy of Natural Sciences. 12: 128–162 [157]. doi:10.2307/25076454.
  2. 1 2 "Zabrotes cruciger Horn, 1885". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  3. "Zabrotes cruciger Horn, 1885". Catalogue of Life. Species 2000: Leiden, the Netherlands. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  4. "Zabrotes cruciger Horn, 1885". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  5. 1 2 3 "Zabrotes cruciger Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 15 November 2025.
  6. 1 2 Kingsolver, John M. (1990). "Biosystematics of the genus of Zabrotes of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Bruchidae)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 116 (1): 135–174 [143]. JSTOR 25078513.