Sagra femorata

Sagra femorata
Museum specimen of Sagra femorata
Museum specimen of Sagra pupurea (= Sagra femorata)
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Sagrinae
Genus:	Sagra
Species:	S. femorata
Binomial name
Sagra femorata (Drury, 1773)
Synonyms [1]
List Tenebrio femoratusDrury, 1773 Tenebrio viridisSulzer, 1776 Alurnus dentipesFabricius, 1787 Sagra purpureaLichtenstein, 1796 Sagra splendidaWeber, 1801 Sagra tridentataWeber, 1801 Sagra aeneaOlivier, 1807 Sagra nigritaOlivier, 1807 Sagra empyreaLacordaire, 1845 Sagra druryiLacordaire, 1845 Sagra chrysochloraLacordaire, 1845 Sagra festivaLacordaire, 1845 (unavailable) Sagra longicollisLacordaire, 1845 Sagra speciosaLacordaire, 1845 Sagra superbaLacordaire, 1845 Sagra quadraticollisLacordaire, 1845 Sagra ignitaLacordaire, 1845 Sagra formosaLacordaire, 1845 Sagra heteroderaLacordaire, 1845 Sagra weberiLacordaire, 1845 Sagra fabriciiLacordaire, 1845 Sagra pfeifferiBaly, 1860 Sagra mutabilisBaly, 1864 Sagra longipesBaly, 1878 Sagra puncticollisJacoby, 1884 Sagra brevipesJacoby, 1889 Sagra papuanaJacoby, 1889 Sagra abdominalisJacoby, 1895 Sagra borneoensisJacoby, 1898 Sagra speciosa var. olivieriWeise, 1913 Sagra femorata tonkinensisKuntzen, 1914 Sagra queenslandicaMjöberg, 1917 Sagra femorata andamanensisJolivet, 1951 Sagra purpurea var. atricolorPic, 1953 Sagra purpurea var. jeanvoineiPic, 1953

Sagra femorata is a species of beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. ^[2]

Description

Sagra femorata can reach a length of 20 mm (0.79 in). These beetles have a striking sexual dimorphism. The males are much larger and have very long and strong hind legs resembling that of frogs (hence the common name). This remarkable morphology helps the males to dominate the opponents during the breeding. The basic color is quite variable, but usually it is metallic blue-green. ^{[3] [4]}

Distribution

This species can be found in the forests of Cambodia, China, India, Java, Laos, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam. ^{[5] [3]}

References

1. Sekerka, L. (2024). "Subfamily Sagrinae Leach, 1815". In Bezděk, J.; Sekerka, L. (eds.). Chrysomeloidea II (Orsodacnidae, Megalopodidae, Chrysomelidae) – Part 1. Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 6/2/1 (Updated and Revised Second ed.). Leiden, The Netherlands: Brill. pp. 175–176. doi:10.1163/9789004443303. ISBN   978-90-04-44330-3.
2. Organism Names
3. Kimoto, S.; Gressitt, J.L. (1979). "Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. I. Sagrinae, Donaciinae, Zeugophorinae, Megalopodinae and Criocerinae" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 20 (2–3): 191–256. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
4. Baly, J.S. (1865–1867). "Phytophaga Malayana; a revision of the phytophagous beetles of the Malay Archipelago, with descriptions of the new species collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 3. 4: 1–300. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
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