Cryptocephalus trimaculatus

Cryptocephalus trimaculatus is a species of cylindrical leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Cryptocephalinae.[1]

Cryptocephalus trimaculatus
Cryptocephalus trimaculatus. Dorsal view
Side view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Superfamily:
Chrysomeloidea
Family:
Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:
Cryptocephalinae
Genus:
Cryptocephalus
Species:
C. trimaculatus
Binomial name
Cryptocephalus trimaculatus
Rossi, 1790
Synonyms
  • Cryptocephalus salicisFabricius, 1792

Etymology

The Latin species name trimaculatusis composed by the prefix tri meaning "three" and by the suffix maculatus meaning "spotted".

Distribution

These beetles can be found in Central and Southern Europe and in the Near East.[2]

Habitat

These beetles mainly inhabit forest edges of various oaks (Quercus species) and hawthorn (Crataegus species).[3][4]

Description

Cryptocephalus trimaculatus can reach a body length of 5.5–8 millimetres (0.22–0.31 in).[3] The body is oval shaped and shiny. The colour of head and pronotum is black, while elytra are orange-red, with three black spots on each elytron. There is a black spot in the front and two black spots in the back. These can be connected to each other in some subject. Abdomen and legs are black. Furthermore, the elytra are longitudinally covered of rows of small black dots. This species is rather similar to Lachnaia italica.[3]

Biology

Adults can be found from March to May and from July to September.[5]

References
  1. Biolib
  2. Fauna europaea
  3. Keys in Käfer Europas - Cryptocephalus (in German)
  4. Ismail Ñen & Ali Gök Leaf beetle communities (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of two mixed forest ecosystems dominated by pine–oak–hawthorn in Isparta province, Turkey
  5. Inaturalist


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