Fidia (fidia)

[NL. (Baly, 1863). A nonsense-name.] 1. A genus of Chrysomelidæ or leaf-beetles. The prothorax is cylindrical, not margined at the sides; there are distinct postocular lobes; the pro sternal sutures are obsolete; and the femora are not toothed. Afew species inhabit North America. F. viticida (Walsh) is about 6 millimeters long, chestnut-brown, and densely covered with short whitish hair; it is very injurious to grape-vines, upon the foliage of which it feeds. 2. [l. c.] A member of this genus. Fidia 2202