Chrysochares asiaticus

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

Chrysochares asiaticus
Chrysochares asiaticus from Russia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
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 orientalis Lopatin, 1963

Description

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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

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

References

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  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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