Biology:Eupholus chevrolati

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Short description: Species of beetle

Eupholus chevrolati
Curculionidae - Eupholus chevrolati.JPG
Eupholus chevrolati from Aru Islands (Indonesia)
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Eupholus
Species:
E. chevrolati
Binomial name
Eupholus chevrolati
Guérin-Méneville, 1830[1]

Eupholus chevrolati is a species of beetle belonging to the family Curculionidae.

Description

Eupholus chevrolati can reach a length of about 25 millimetres (0.98 in). The basic colour of this quite variable species is metallic blue-green, with some transversal irregular black bands along the elytra. The blue-green colour derives from very small scales. The top of rostrum and the end of the antennae are black.

Distribution

This species can be found in Aru Islands (Indonesia)

Etymology

The name honours the French entomologist Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat

References

  1. Guérin Méneville, F. C. (1830). "Géonémus à stries ponctuées". in Duperrey, L. I.. Voyage autour du monde. 2 (2). Paris: Arthus Bertrand. pp. 117–118. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/38662927. 

Wikidata ☰ Q4274310 entry