Cryptocephalus alternans

Cryptocephalus alternans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cryptocephalus
Species:
C. alternans
Binomial name
Cryptocephalus alternans
Suffrian, 1852

Cryptocephalus alternans is a species of case-bearing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.[1][2][3] It is found in the Middle America[1] (Mexico[2][3][4]) and the Southwestern United States (California, Arizona).[3][4]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Cryptocephalus alternans:[1][2][3][4]

  • Cryptocephalus alternans alternans Suffrian, 1852
  • Cryptocephalus alternans jungovittatus R. White, 1968[4]

Cryptocephalus alternans jungovittatus measures 4.7–5.0 mm (0.19–0.20 in) in length.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Cryptocephalus alternans". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Cryptocephalus alternans". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b c d e White, Richard E. (1968). "A review of the genus Cryptocephalus in America north of Mexico (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera)". Bulletin of the United States National Museum (290): 1–124. doi:10.5479/si.03629236.290.1. hdl:10088/10243. Cryptocephalus alternans: pp. 26–28.

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