Ewanius nothofagi (a species of leaf-beetle)
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
Reid, C.A.M. (2002). A new genus of Chrysomelinae from Australia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Coleopterists bulletin 56: 589–596.
TMAG collections
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Chrysomelinae
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 4
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Source literature on morphology and taxonomy (*primary taxonomic source, where identified):
*Reid, C.A.M. (2002). A new genus of Chrysomelinae from Australia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Coleopterists bulletin 56: 589–596.
Ecology
Assumed larval feeding: leaf-feeder (on Nothofagus)
Association with dead wood or old trees: not saproxylic
Association with dead wood or old trees: not saproxylic
