Eumolpus robustus

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Eumolpus robustus
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Eumolpus robustus, Mexico
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Eumolpus
Species:
E. robustus
Binomial name
Eumolpus robustus
(Horn, 1885) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Chrysochus robustus Horn, 1885

Eumolpus robustus is a species of leaf beetle from North America. [3] [4] [5] [6] It has the most northern range of the members of the genus Eumolpus , spanning from Central America north to Mexico and Arizona.

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History of research

Eumolpus robustus was first described as Chrysochus robustus by the American entomologist George Henry Horn in 1885, from specimens collected in Arizona. However, Horn later synonymised it with Eumolpus surinamensis , following Martin Jacoby's description from 1882. [7] In Špringlová's revision of the genus Eumolpus in 1960, E. robustus was restored as a separate species within the genus, as it was determined to be a very different species from E. surinamensis. [2]

Description

Adults have a length of 10–14 mm. They are colored green, blue, coppery or purple, and have shiny strongly-punctuated elytra. [2]

Distribution

E. robustus is distributed from Central America north to Mexico and Arizona. In Central America, it is recorded from Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras and Guatemala. [2]

Food plants

E. robustus feeds on plants in the family Apocynaceae. [6] In Central America, it is associated with plants of the genera Gonolobus and Funastrum . In Mexico, it has been recorded from the species Parkinsonia aculeata . [8]

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References

  1. Horn, G. H. (1885). "Contributions to the Coleopterology of the United States (No 4)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society . 12: 128–162. doi:10.2307/25076454. JSTOR   25076454.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Špringlová, B. (1960). "Essai monographique du genre Eumolpus (Coleoptera Phytophaga)" (PDF). Memoirs of the Royal Institute of Natural Sciences of Belgium. 2. 60: 3–79. Archived (PDF) from the original on 15 January 2019. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
  3. "Eumolpus robustus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  4. "Eumolpus robustus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. "Eumolpus robustus". GBIF. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  6. 1 2 "Eumolpus robustus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Archived from the original on 19 May 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  7. Horn, G. H. (1892). "The Eumolpini of Boreal America". Transactions of the American Entomological Society . 19: 195–234. JSTOR   25076581.
  8. Clark, S.M.; Le Doux, D.G.; Riley, E.G.; Gilbert, A.J.; et al. (2004). Host Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occurring in the United States and Canada. Coleopterists Society. p. 100. ISBN   9780972608732.

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