Biology:Cryptocephalus downiei
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Short description: Species of beetle
| Cryptocephalus downiei | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Cryptocephalus |
| Species: | C. downiei
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptocephalus downiei E. Riley & Gilbert, 2000
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Cryptocephalus downiei, or Downie's spotted leaf beetle, is a species of case-bearing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1][5] The specific epithet downiei honors American psychologist and coleopterist Norville Downie.[4][6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cryptocephalus downiei Report". https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=721221.
- ↑ "Cryptocephalus downiei species details". http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/details/species/id/6513b611b189acf21b5ea752e33a8413.
- ↑ "Cryptocephalus downiei". https://www.gbif.org/species/4990716.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Cryptocephalus downiei Species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/254253.
- ↑ "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. http://texasento.net/Crypto.html.
- ↑ "Norville Downie, 83, Collector of Beetles" (in en). The New York Times. 1994-11-17. https://www.nytimes.com/1994/11/17/obituaries/norville-downie-83-collector-of-beetles.html.
Further reading
- Quinn, Mike. "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. http://texasento.net/Crypto.html.
- White, Richard E. (1968). "A Review of the Genus Cryptocephalus in America North of Mexico (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera)". Bulletin of the United States National Museum 290: 1–124. doi:10.5479/si.03629236.290.1. https://archive.org/details/bulletinunitedst2901968unit.
- Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.
Wikidata ☰ Q2751821 entry
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