The Tortoise Beetles Of Florida II, Plagiometriona Clavata (Fabricius)

In a previous Entomology Circular, I treated one of the common Florida tortoise beetles, Hemisphaerota cyanea (Say), on palms (Woodruff, 1965). It is my intention to treat all of the Florida species in this series. The present species, Plagiometriona clavata (Fab.), is common and can be recognized easily by its habitus (fig. 5 ).