The constricted pronotum and general size and color will distinguish this species from Chrysomelidae from GSMNP except the closely related Neolema cordata. In N. cordata, the median black markings of the elytra coalesce to form an inverted heart-shaped spot. In N. sexpunctata these markings are often transverse and separate. Specimens of N. cordata are usually smaller and more coarsely punctate than are those of N. sexpunctata.

AL, AR, DC, DE, FL, GA, IL, KY, LA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV / [mex., c. amer.] (Riley, et al., 2003). Confirmed for GSMNP.

This species is associated with Commelinaceae, having been recorded from Commelina communis L., C. diffusa Burm., C. erecta L., Tradescantia virginiana L., and wandering jew [Zebrina pendula Schnizl.]. It has also been reported from plants of other families but these probably do not represent hosts (Clark, et al., in prep.).

The specimen shown here was collected in Leon County, Florida.

Clark, S. M., D. G. LeDoux, T. N. Seeno, E. G. Riley, A. J. Gilbert and J. M. Sullivan. 2004. Host plants of leaf beetle species occurring in the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae, Chrysomelidae exclusive of Bruchinae). Coleopterists Society, Special Publication no. 2, 476 pp.

Olivier, A. G. 1808. Entomologie, ou histoire naturelle des insects, avec leurs caractères génériques et spécifiques, leur description, leur synonymie, et leur figure enluminée. Coléoptères, vol. 6. Paris. pp. 613-1104, 41 pls.

Riley, E. G., S. M. Clark, and T. N. Seeno. 2003. Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Coleopterists Society Special Publication no. 1, 290 pp.