Chrysoprasis hypocrita

Chrysoprasis hypocrita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Cerambycidae
Genus:	Chrysoprasis
Species:	C. hypocrita
Binomial name
Chrysoprasis hypocrita Erichson, 1847

Chrysoprasis hypocrita is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles). ^[1] It was first described by the German entomologist Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson in 1847. ^[2]

Description

Chrysoprasis hypocrita is a brightly colored and metallic beetle. ^[3]

Distribution

Chrysoprasis hypocrita has been recorded in regions where other Chrysoprasis species have been found, such as Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, Bolivia, and surrounding areas. ^{[4] [5]}

References

1. Monné, Miguel A.; Hovore, Frank T. (2006). Checklist of the Cerambycidae of the Western Hemisphere (PDF). Cerambycoidea Database. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
2. Erichson, Wilhelm Ferdinand (1847). Conspectus Insectorum Coleopterorum quae in Republica Peruana observata sunt. Berlin: Archiv für Naturgeschichte. pp. 73–185.
3. Bezark, Larry G. "A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World". California Department of Food and Agriculture. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
4. "Chrysoprasis hypocrita". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
5. Monné, Miguel A.; Bezark, Larry G. (2009). Checklist of the Cerambycidae, or longhorned beetles (Coleoptera) of the Western Hemisphere (PDF).

External links

• Chrysoprasis hypocrita on Encyclopedia of Life