EEB Invertebrate Collection Database

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INV-65376 Altica kalmiae (Melsheimer, 1847)

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TAXON ID

Accession No.	INV-65376
Genus	Altica
Species	kalmiae
Authority	(Melsheimer, 1847)
Phylum	Arthropoda
Class	Insecta
Subclass
Order	Coleoptera
Suborder	Polyphaga
Superfamily
Family	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily	Galerucinae
Tribe	Alticini
Original Collection
Original Collection No.
Other No.	67827
Endangered	No
CITES Listed	No
Source of Accepted Name
Taxon ID Notes

SPECIMEN ATTRIBUTES

Type Specimen	No
Kind	Sleeve
Preservation
Preparation Notes	sleeved leaves of host
Molecular Voucher
Life Cycle Stage
Body Part/Product	trace
Sex
Specimen Lot	No
Mixed Lot	No
Mixed Lot Taxa
Quantity
Verbatim Label Text	USA: New York: Putnam Co./ Town of Kent, California Hill State Forest, along trail from S end of Waywayanda Court to powerline cut./ 41°26'00" N, 73°47'07" W, 290 m./ 7 August 2025, W. R. Buck, C. Eiseman & R. Naczi/ [67827]/ Altica kalmiae on Kalmia lati
Citation
Deposited By	W. R. Buck
Identified By	Charlie S. Eiseman
Location in Collection	dry collection
Condition	good
Specimen Notes	larval gall

LOCALITY

Country	United States
Primary Subdivision (State/Province)	New York
Secondary Subdivision (Region/County/Parish)	Putnam
Municipality (City/Town)	Kent
Body of Water
Locality Details	California Hill State Forest, S end of Waywayanda Ct.
Coordinates	41°26'00" N, 73°47'07" W
Elevation	290 m
Locality Notes

COLLECTION EVENT INFORMATION

Collection Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	2025-08-07
Collected By	W. R. Buck \| C. S. Eiseman \| R. Naczi
Collection Method
Collection Event Notes

HOST DATA

Host Type	Plant
Phylum
Class
Order	Ericales
Family	Ericaceae
Genus	Kalmia
Species	latifolia
Site in/on Host	leaves
Host Collection No.
Host Notes

RECORD DATA

Date (YYYY-MM-DD)	Action	User Name
2025-10-22	Created	K. Menard
2025-10-23	Modified	K. Menard

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