Biology:Chrysina lecontei

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Short description: Species of beetle

Chrysina lecontei
LeConte's Chrysina, Chrysina lecontei. 60058. Marble Flats, North Rim Grand Canyon, AZ. 11 August 1935. W.T. McKean.jpg
Specimen
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Chrysina
Species:
C. lecontei
Binomial name
Chrysina lecontei
(Horn, 1882)
Synonyms[1]
  • Casey, 1915 Casey, 1915
  • Casey, 1915 Plusiotina angusta
  • Plusiotina aeruginis Casey, 1915
  • Plusiotina sonorica Plusiotina subenodis

Chrysina lecontei, or Leconte's chrysina, is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in southern United States (Arizona and New Mexico) and northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa, Sonora and Zacatecas).[4][5]

References

Further reading

Wikidata ☰ Q14899040 entry