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Crioceris hampsoni

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Crioceris hampsoni
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Crioceris
Species:
C. hampsoni
Binomial name
Crioceris hampsoni
Jacoby, 1908

Crioceris hampsoni, is a species of leaf beetle found in India, and Sri Lanka.[1]

Description

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Body yellowish with a length of 4.5 mm. Head and antennae are pitch black. Elytra dull brick-red in color. There are three black spots on each elytron. Antennae short and robust. Thorax broader than long, with sub-cylindrical anterior portion. Pronotal disc is brick-red. Scutellum also brick-red, with piceous marginal lines. Elytra sub-cylindrical. Legs are brick-red.[2]

References

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  1. ^ "Crioceris hampsoni Jacoby, 1908". www.gbif.org (in Chinese). Retrieved 2021-09-28.
  2. ^ "THE FAUNA OF BRITISH INDIA" (PDF). faunaofindia.nic.in. Retrieved 2021-09-28.