Biology:Chrysoprasis hypocrita

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Chrysoprasis hypocrita
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Cerambycidae
Genus: Chrysoprasis
Species:
C. hypocrita
Binomial name
Chrysoprasis hypocrita
Erichson, 1847

Chrysoprasis hypocrita is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles).[1] It was first described by the German entomologist Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson in 1847.[2]

Description

Chrysoprasis hypocrita is a brightly colored and metallic beetle.[3]

Distribution

Chrysoprasis hypocrita has been recorded in regions where other Chrysoprasis species have been found, such as Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, Bolivia, and surrounding areas.[4][5]

References

  1. Monné, Miguel A.; Hovore, Frank T. (2006). Checklist of the Cerambycidae of the Western Hemisphere. Cerambycoidea Database. http://www.cerambycoidea.com/titles/monnehovore2006.pdf. Retrieved 10 March 2025. 
  2. Erichson, Wilhelm Ferdinand (1847). Conspectus Insectorum Coleopterorum quae in Republica Peruana observata sunt. Berlin: Archiv für Naturgeschichte. pp. 73–185. 
  3. Bezark, Larry G.. "A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World". California Department of Food and Agriculture. http://plant.cdfa.ca.gov/byciddb/bycidview.asp. 
  4. "Chrysoprasis hypocrita" (in en). https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/306448-Chrysoprasis-hypocrita. 
  5. Monné, Miguel A.; Bezark, Larry G. (2009). Checklist of the Cerambycidae, or longhorned beetles (Coleoptera) of the Western Hemisphere. https://www.cerambycoidea.com/titles/monnebezark2009.pdf. 

Wikidata ☰ Q15859917 entry