''Chloropterus'' is a genus of
leaf beetles in the subfamily
Eumolpinae. It is distributed in
Eastern Europe,
West to
Central
Central is an adjective usually referring to being in the center of some place or (mathematical) object.
Central may also refer to:
Directions and generalised locations
* Central Africa, a region in the centre of Africa continent, also known as ...
Asia and
North Africa.
The genus was originally established under the name ''Heterocnemis'' by the Russian entomologist
Ferdinand Morawitz in 1860 for a single species, ''
Heterocnemis versicolor''. However, the name ''Heterocnemis'' had already been used for a genus of
flower chafer
Flower chafers are a group of scarab beetles, comprising the subfamily Cetoniinae. Many species are diurnal and visit flowers for pollen and nectar, or to browse on the petals. Some species also feed on fruit. The group is also called fruit an ...
s (Cetoniinae), so Morawitz renamed his genus to ''Chloropterus'' the following year.
Species
* ''
Chloropterus bimaculatus''
( Raffray, 1873)
* ''
Chloropterus fiorii''
Ruffo, 1965
* ''
Chloropterus grandis''
Weise, 1889
* ''
Chloropterus inornatus''
( Chen, 1935)
* ''
Chloropterus lefevrei''
Reitter, 1890
** ''
Chloropterus lefevrei arabicus''
Lopatin, 2008
** ''
Chloropterus lefevrei lefevrei''
Reitter, 1890
* ''
Chloropterus mateui''
(Selman, 1969)
* ''
Chloropterus moldaviensis''
Pic, 1909
* ''
Chloropterus ornatus''
Lopatin, 1984
* ''
Chloropterus pallidus''
Chobaut, 1898
* ''
Chloropterus persicus''
( Baly, 1878)
* ''
Chloropterus politus''
Berti & Rapilly, 1973
* ''
Chloropterus stigmaticollis''
Fairmaire, 1875
* ''
Chloropterus unguiculatus''
Lopatin, 1977
* ''
Chloropterus versicolor''
(Morawitz Morawitz is a surname. It is a Germanized variant of a Czech surname. It may refer to:
* Ferdinand Ferdinandovitsch Morawitz (1827-1896), a Russian entomologist
* August Feodorovitsh Morawitz (1837-1897), a Russian entomologist
* Paul Oskar Morawi ...
, 1860)
References
Eumolpinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Beetles of North Africa
Beetles of Asia
Beetles of Europe
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