Chloropterus lefevrei
Chloropterus lefevrei is a species of leaf beetle found in the Arabian Peninsula. It was first described by Edmund Reitter in 1890, who named it after Édouard Lefèvre.[1]
| Chloropterus lefevrei | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Chloropterus |
| Species: | C. lefevrei |
| Binomial name | |
| Chloropterus lefevrei | |
| Synonyms | |
Subspecies
There are two subspecies of C. lefevrei:[3]
- Chloropterus lefevrei arabicus Lopatin, 2008: Found in the United Arab Emirates.[4]
- Chloropterus lefevrei lefevrei Reitter, 1890: The nominotypical subspecies. Found in Saudi Arabia[5] and Oman.[6]
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References
- Reitter, E. (1890). "Beschreibungen neuer Coleopteren aus Europa, dem Kaukasus, Russisch-Armenien und Turkestan". Wiener Entomologische Zeitung. 9: 189–198.
- Reitter, E. (1897). "Dreiſsig neue Coleopteren aus russisch Asien und der Mongolei" (PDF). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 1897 (2): 209–228.
- Lopatin, I. (2008). "Order Coleoptera, family Chrysomelidae". Arthropod Fauna of the UAE. 1: 312–324. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.527.5258.
- "African Eumolpinae checklist: United Arab Emirates". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved July 27, 2016.
- "African Eumolpinae checklist: Saudi Arabia". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- "African Eumolpinae checklist: Oman". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved July 29, 2016.
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