''Entomoscelis'' is a genus of
leaf beetles in the family
Chrysomelidae
The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...
. There are about 12 described species in ''Entomoscelis''.
Species
These 12 species belong to the genus ''Entomoscelis'':North America
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(western Canada and western USA); includes the former '' Entomoscelis americana''
** ''Entomoscelis adonidis caucasica'' Kippenberg, 2020 – Distribution: Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Turkey
** ''Entomoscelis adonidis goliath'' Abeille de Perrin, 1897 – Distribution: Southeastern Turkey
* '' Entomoscelis berytensis'' (Reiche & Saulcy, 1858) – Distribution: Armenia, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Egypt (?)
* ''Entomoscelis cornea
''Entomoscelis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 12 described species in ''Entomoscelis''. The genus has a Holarctic distribution. Adults have red elytra with black markings.
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'' Abeille de Perrin, 1897 – Distribution: North Africa, from Morocco to Libya
* ''Entomoscelis deserticola
''Entomoscelis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 12 described species in ''Entomoscelis''. The genus has a Holarctic distribution. Adults have red elytra with black markings.
Species
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'' Lopatin, 1967 – Distribution: China
* ''Entomoscelis dorsalis
''Entomoscelis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 12 described species in ''Entomoscelis''. The genus has a Holarctic distribution. Adults have red elytra with black markings.
Species
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'' (Fabricius, 1777)
** ''Entomoscelis dorsalis bashkiriae'' Kippenberg, 2020 – Distribution: Russia ( Bashkortostan)
** ''Entomoscelis dorsalis dorsalis'' (Fabricius, 1777) – Distribution: Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Greece (?)
** ''Entomoscelis dorsalis hammarstroemi'' Jacobson, 1901 – Distribution: Russia (southern Siberia)
** ''Entomoscelis dorsalis iranica'' Kippenberg, 2020 – Distribution: Northern Iran ( Tehran Province)
** ''Entomoscelis dorsalis turkestana'' Mikhailov, 2020 – Distribution: Kazakhstan
* ''Entomoscelis erythrocnema
''Entomoscelis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 12 described species in ''Entomoscelis''. The genus has a Holarctic distribution. Adults have red elytra with black markings.
Species
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'' Jacobson, 1893 – Distribution: Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, northern Afghanistan
* ''Entomoscelis nigriventris
''Entomoscelis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 12 described species in ''Entomoscelis''. The genus has a Holarctic distribution. Adults have red elytra with black markings.
Species
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'' Daccordi & Yang, 2009 – Distribution: China
* ''Entomoscelis orientalis
''Entomoscelis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 12 described species in ''Entomoscelis''. The genus has a Holarctic distribution. Adults have red elytra with black markings.
Species
These 12 species bel ...
'' Motschulsky, 1860 – Distribution: China
* ''Entomoscelis pilula
''Entomoscelis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 12 described species in ''Entomoscelis''. The genus has a Holarctic distribution. Adults have red elytra with black markings.
Species
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'' Lopatin, 1967 – Distribution: Caucasus and Central Asia
* '' Entomoscelis pulla'' Daccordi & Ge, 2009 – Distribution: China
* ''Entomoscelis rumex
''Entomoscelis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 12 described species in ''Entomoscelis''. The genus has a Holarctic distribution. Adults have red elytra with black markings.
Species
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'' Kippenberg, 2020 (replacement name for ''Entomoscelis rumicis'' (Fabricius, 1787)) – Distribution: North Africa ( Maghreb), Spain (?)
* '' Entomoscelis sacra'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – Distribution: Romania, Moldova, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Ukraine, Crimea, Russia ( Udmurtia), Georgia, Armenia, Turkey, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Iran
Formerly included species:
* '' Entomoscelis americana'' Brown, 1942 (red turnip beetle): synonym of '' Entomoscelis adonidis'' (Pallas, 1771)
* ''Entomoscelis occidentalis'' Escalera, 1914: synonym of ''Entomoscelis cornea
''Entomoscelis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 12 described species in ''Entomoscelis''. The genus has a Holarctic distribution. Adults have red elytra with black markings.
Species
These 12 species bel ...
'' Abeille de Perrin, 1897
* ''Entomoscelis suturalis'' Weise, 1882: synonym of '' Entomoscelis sacra'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
The name ''Entomoscelis melanostoma'' (Gmelin, 1790) is considered a ''nomen dubium
In binomial nomenclature, a ''nomen dubium'' (Latin for "doubtful name", plural ''nomina dubia'') is a scientific name that is of unknown or doubtful application.
Zoology
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Chrysomelinae
Chrysomelidae genera
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Taxa named by Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat
Beetles of Europe
Beetles of Asia
Beetles of North America
Beetles of North Africa
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