Chloropterus lefevrei is a species of leaf beetle distributed from the Caucasus via Central Asia to Western Asia.[4][3] It was first described by Edmund Reitter in 1890, who named it after Édouard Lefèvre.[1]

Chloropterus lefevrei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Chloropterus
Species:
C. lefevrei
Binomial name
Chloropterus lefevrei
Synonyms[3]
  • Chloropterus nigrofasciatus Reitter, 1897[2]
  • Chloropterus nigrofasciatus var. bipunctatus Reitter, 1897[2]
  • Chloropterus nigrofasciatus var. bucharicus Reitter, 1897[2]

Subspecies

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There are two subspecies of C. lefevrei:[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b Reitter, E. (1890). "Beschreibungen neuer Coleopteren aus Europa, dem Kaukasus, Russisch-Armenien und Turkestan". Wiener Entomologische Zeitung. 9: 189–198.
  2. ^ a b c Reitter, E. (1897). "Dreiſsig neue Coleopteren aus russisch Asien und der Mongolei" (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 1897 (2): 209–228.
  3. ^ a b c 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.
  4. ^ a b Lopatin, I. (2008). "Order Coleoptera, family Chrysomelidae". Arthropod Fauna of the UAE. 1: 312–324. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.527.5258.
  5. ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: United Arab Emirates". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
  6. ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Oman". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
  7. ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Saudi Arabia". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved July 28, 2016.