Sumitrosis ancoroides

Sumitrosis ancoroides is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America,^[1][2][3] where it has been recorded from Canada (Alberta, Manitoba, Saskatchewan) and the United States (Alabama, Arkansas, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, New Jersey, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia).

Sumitrosis ancoroides
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Sumitrosis
Species:	S. ancoroides
Binomial name
Sumitrosis ancoroides (Schaeffer, 1933)
Synonyms[1]
Anoplitis ancoroides Schaeffer, 1933

Description

Adults reach a length of about 2.9-3.7 mm. The antennae are black. The lateral margins of the pronotum have a black vitta and a black somewhat V-shaped marking. The suture of the elytra is partly bluish black and there is a small anchor-shaped spot, as well as three small black spots.^[4]

Biology

The recorded food plants are Strophostyles helvola, Strophostyles umbellata, Stylosanthes biflora and Glycine max.^[5]