Cryptocephalus sericeus
| Cryptocephalus sericeus | |
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| Cryptocephalus sericeus of varying colors | |
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| C. sericeus – Lateral view | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Superfamily: | Chrysomeloidea |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Cryptocephalinae |
| Genus: | Cryptocephalus |
| Species: | C. sericeus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cryptocephalus sericeus (Linnaeus, 1758) | |
Cryptocephalus sericeus is a species of cylindrical leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Cryptocephalinae.
Its length is about 6-7 mm.
It is found in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic ecozone and in the Near East.
Subspecies
- C. s. zambanellus (Marseul, 1875)
- C. s. intrusus (Weisw, 1882)
- C. s. sericeus (Linnaeus, 1758)
References
- Novak, P., 1964 - I Coleotteri della Dalmazia - Atti Mus. civico Storia Nat., Trieste, 24: 53-113
- Petitpierre, E., 2000 - Fauna Iberica. Vol. 13. Coleoptera Chrysomelidae I. - Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Cientificas, Madrid, 521 pp.
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