Eumolpus robustus
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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: | Eumolpus |
| Species: | E. robustus
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| Binomial name | |
| Eumolpus robustus | |
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Eumolpus robustus is a species of leaf beetle from North America.[3][4][5][6] Its range spans from Central America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala) north to Mexico and Arizona. The species feeds on plants in the family Apocynaceae.[6][2]
The species was first described as Chrysochus robustus by the American entomologist George Henry Horn in 1885, from specimens collected in Arizona. However, Horn later synonymised it with Eumolpus surinamensis, following Martin Jacoby's description from 1882.[7] Much later, E. robustus was restored as a separate species within Eumolpus, as it was determined to be a very different species from E. surinamensis.[2]
References[edit]
- ^ Horn, G. H. (1885). "Contributions to the Coleopterology of the United States (No 4)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 12: 128–162. doi:10.2307/25076454. JSTOR 25076454.
- ^ a b c Špringlová, B. (1960). "Essai monographique du genre Eumolpus (Coleoptera Phytophaga)" (PDF). Memoirs of the Royal Institute of Natural Sciences of Belgium. 2. 60: 3–79.
- ^ "Eumolpus robustus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "Eumolpus robustus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ "Eumolpus robustus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ a b "Eumolpus robustus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ^ Horn, G. H. (1892). "The Eumolpini of Boreal America". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 19: 195–234. JSTOR 25076581.
Further reading[edit]
- Riley, Edward G.; Clark, Shawn M.; Seeno, Terry N. (2003). Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Special Publication. Vol. 1. Sacramento, CA: The Coleopterists Society. ISBN 0-9726087-1-0. Retrieved 2023-12-10.