Cryptocephalus octomaculatus

Cryptocephalus octomaculatus is a species of cylindrical leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Cryptocephalinae.

Cryptocephalus octomaculatus
Male of Cryptocephalus octomaculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Superfamily:
Chrysomeloidea
Family:
Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:
Cryptocephalinae
Genus:
Cryptocephalus
Species:
C. octomaculatus
Binomial name
Cryptocephalus octomaculatus
Rossi, 1790
Synonyms
  • Cryptocephalus quinquepunctatus Harrer, 1784 nec Scopoli 1763
  • Cryptocephalus 8-maculatus Rossi, 1790: 96.
  • Cryptocephalus 12 punctatus Fabricius, 1792: 67.

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Description

Cryptocephalus octomaculatus can reach a length of about 6 millimetres (0.24 in). The basic color of pronotum and elytra is pale brown. Elytra show eight small blackish spots (hence the species name octomaculatus meaning with eight stains in Latin). The aberration duodecimpunctatus Fabricius 1792 bears an additional spot at the apex of the elytra.

Beetles of this quite rare species can be found from July to September on the twigs and leaves of oak, birch and hazel.[3]

Distribution

This species can be found in Bosnia, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, former Yugoslavia, Ukraine and in the Near East.[2][3][4]

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References
  1. Biolib
  2. Chrysomelidae of Europe
  3. Coleopera Poloniae
  4. Fauna Europaea


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