Eupholus chevrolati

Eupholus chevrolati
	Eupholus chevrolati from Aru Islands (Indonesia)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Curculionidae
Subfamily:	Entiminae
Genus:	Eupholus
Species:	E. chevrolati
Binomial name
	Eupholus chevrolati; Guérin-Méneville, 1830[1]

Eupholus chevrolati is a species of beetle belonging to the family Curculionidae.

Description

Eupholus chevrolati can reach a length of about 25 millimetres (0.98 in). The basic colour of this quite variable species is metallic blue-green, with some transversal irregular black bands along the elytra. The blue-green colour derives from very small scales. The top of rostrum and the end of the antennae are black.

Distribution

This species can be found in Aru Islands (Indonesia)

Etymology

The name honours the French entomologist Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat

References

Guérin Méneville, F. C. (1830). "Géonémus à stries ponctuées". In Duperrey, L. I. (ed.). Voyage autour du monde. 2 (2). Paris: Arthus Bertrand. pp. 117–118.

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[Guérin-Méneville,_1830-1] Guérin Méneville, F. C. (1830). "Géonémus à stries ponctuées". In Duperrey, L. I. (ed.). Voyage autour du monde. 2 (2). Paris: Arthus Bertrand. pp. 117–118.