Cryptocephalus flavipes

Cryptocephalus flavipes is a beetle belonging to the family Cryptocephalus.[1]

Cryptocephalus flavipes
Cryptocephalus flavipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Chrysomelidae
Genus:
Cryptocephalus
Species:
C. flavipes
Binomial name
Cryptocephalus flavipes
Fabricius, 1781
Synonyms
  • Cryptocephalus wydleri Faldermann, 1837

Etymology

The genus name Cryptocephalus derives from Greek kryptós meaning hidden, and kephalē, meaning head. The Latin species name flavipes refers to the color of legs. It derives from flavus meaning yellow, and pēs meaning foot.[2]

Distribution

This species can be found in Southern Europe, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Southern Russia and Central Asia east to Altai.[3][4]

Description

Cryptocephalus flavipes can reach a length of 3–5.5 millimetres (0.12–0.22 in).[2] Females are bigger than males. The basic body color is black, with yellow head and legs. Pronotum is convex, with lateral margins partly visible from above. The lateral margins of the body show a narrow, yellow stripe in males, while in females pronotum is completely black.[5]

This species is rather similar to Cryptocephalus bameuli.[6]

Biology

Adults can be found from April to July.[2]

References
  1. Biolib
  2. Beetle fauna of Germany
  3. Borowiec L. Chrysomelidae of Europe Archived 2016-06-19 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Fauna europaea
  5. Ali GÖK Faunistic studies on the species Pachybrachis Chevrolat and Cryptocephalus Geoffroy (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae) of Dedegöl Mountains (Isparta) Archived 2017-08-12 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Macroid


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