Cryptocephalus alternans

Cryptocephalus alternans
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cryptocephalus
Species:
C. alternans
Binomial name
Cryptocephalus alternans
Suffrian, 1852

Cryptocephalus alternans is a species of case-bearing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the Middle America (Mexico) and the Southwestern United States (California, Arizona).

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Cryptocephalus alternans:

Cryptocephalus alternans jungovittatus measures 4.7–5.0 mm (0.19–0.20 in) in length.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Cryptocephalus alternans". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Cryptocephalus alternans". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 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. hdl:10088/10243. Cryptocephalus alternans: pp. 26–28.

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