Calligrapha serpentina

Calligrapha serpentina, the globemallow leaf beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in Mexico and the United States.[1][5]

Calligrapha serpentina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Calligrapha
Species:
C. serpentina
Binomial name
Calligrapha serpentina
(Rogers, 1856)

In 2021, several important taxonomic changes were made: the species Calligrapha mexicana was revalidated, reversing a long-held synonymy with C. serpentina, and the variety Calligrapha serpetina var. discrepans was upgraded in status to species as Calligrapha discrepans.[6]

References

  1. "Calligrapha serpentina Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  2. "Calligrapha serpentina species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  3. "Calligrapha serpentina". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  4. "Calligrapha serpentina Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  5. "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2018-05-05.
  6. Gómez-Zurita, J. (2021). "Systematic revision of Calligrapha s. str. Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae)". Zootaxa. 4953 (1): zootaxa.4953.1.1. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4953.1.1. PMID 33903578. S2CID 233410943.

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