Damasus albicans

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Damasus albicans is a species of beetle in the leaf beetle family. It is the only member of the genus Damasus, and was first described by the Belgian entomologist Félicien Chapuis in 1874. The species is distributed in Syria and Turkey.[2][3]

Damasus albicans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Bromiini
Genus: Damasus
Chapuis, 1874[1]
Species:
D. albicans
Binomial name
Damasus albicans

References

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  1. ^ a b Chapuis, F. (1874). "Tome dixième. Famille des phytophages". In Lacordaire, J.T.; Chapuis, F. (eds.). Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Genera des coléoptères. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. i–iv, 1–455.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ Aslan, İ.; Gruev, B.; Özbek, H. (1996). "Eumolpinae (Coleoptera, Chıysomelidae) of Turkey along with two new records". Turkish Journal of Entomology. 20 (1): 19–26.