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subgenus Erythrographa

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga

No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)

Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)

Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Subfamily Chrysomelinae

Tribe Chrysomelini

Subtribe Doryphorina

Genus Calligrapha

No Taxon subgenus Erythrographa

Explanation of Names

Erythrographa Gómez-Zurita 2018

Numbers

a single species in our area, 13 total(1)

Identification

Dark pattern elements of reddish colouration in most species; general pattern usually with two maculae enclosed by humeral lunula.

Some species shown here

Range

Mesoamerican group (most diverse in Mexico) with one sp. reaching TX(1)

Works Cited

1.	Systematic revision of Central American Calligrapha Chevrolat of the subgenus Erythrographa subgen. nov. (Coleoptera:... Gómez-Zurita J. 2018. Zootaxa 4531: 1-58.

Contributed by Boris Büche on 16 September, 2019 - 10:30am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 2 October, 2019 - 11:15pm

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