Eupholus chevrolati

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

Eupholus chevrolati
Eupholus chevrolati from Aru Islands (Indonesia)
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E. chevrolati
Binomial name
Eupholus chevrolati

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. (ed.). Voyage autour du monde. 2 (2). Paris: Arthus Bertrand. pp. 117–118.


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