Chrysochares asiaticus

Chrysochares asiaticus
Chrysochares asiaticus from Russia
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Chrysochares
Species:	C. asiaticus
Binomial name
Chrysochares asiaticus (Pallas, 1771)
Synonyms [1]
Chrysomela asiatica Pallas, 1771 Cryptocephalus sibiricus J. A. Frölich, 1792 Chrysochares aeneus Ballion, 1878 Chrysochares asiaticus var. virens Weise, 1890 Chrysochares asiaticus var. coerulescens Jacobson, 1894 Chrysochares asiaticus var. ignitus Jacobson, 1894 Chrysochares asiaticus var. violaceomixtus Jacobson, 1894 Chrysochares asiaticus orientalisLopatin, 1963

Chrysochares asiaticus is a species of beetles belonging to the leaf beetle family, subfamily Eumolpinae.

Description

C. asiaticus reaches about 15–17 mm (0.59–0.67 in) in length. Its pronotum is green or greenish-blue, while the elytra are purple-red, or sometimes blue with a green sheen. The tips of the antennae are black.

Distribution

C. asiaticus is distributed in Azerbaijan, southern European Russia, central Asia, Afghanistan, Mongolia, and Xinjiang (an autonomous region of China). ^[2]

References

1. Moseyko, A. G.; Sprecher-Uebersax, E. (2010). "Eumolpinae". In Löbl, I.; Smetana, A. (eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. pp. 619–643. ISBN   978-87-88757-84-2.
2. Nadein, K.; Ahmed, Z.; Sergeev, M. (2012). "Distributional notes on Chrysomelidae from Pakistan and Afghanistan (Coleoptera)" (PDF). Beiträge zur Entomologie. 62 (1): S225 –S233.

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