Glyptoscelis Longior
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''Glyptoscelis'' is a genus of
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s in the subfamily Eumolpinae. There are 38 species of ''Glyptoscelis'' described from
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, Central and
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. There are also three species of ''Glyptoscelis'' known from the
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, though they are wrongly placed in the genus. In addition, a single species was described from Hunan, China in 2021. According to
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and
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, the genus is now placed in the tribe Eumolpini instead of Adoxini.


Species

These species belong to the genus ''Glyptoscelis'': * '' Glyptoscelis aeneipennis'' Baly, 1865 * '' Glyptoscelis albicans'' Baly, 1865 i c g b * '' Glyptoscelis albida'' LeConte, 1859 i c g b * '' Glyptoscelis alternata''
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, 1873
i c g b * '' Glyptoscelis aridis'' Van Dyke, 1938 i c g * '' Glyptoscelis artemisiae'' Blake, 1967 i c g * '' Glyptoscelis barbata'' ( Say, 1826) i c g * '' Glyptoscelis cahitae'' Blake, 1967 * '' Glyptoscelis chontalensis'' Jacoby, 1882 * '' Glyptoscelis coloradoensis'' Blake, 1967 i c g * '' Glyptoscelis cryptica'' ( Say, 1824) i c g b * '' Glyptoscelis cylindrica'' Blake, 1967 i c g * '' Glyptoscelis diabola'' Krauss, 1937 i c g * '' Glyptoscelis dohrni'' Jacoby, 1900 * '' Glyptoscelis fascicularis'' Baly, 1865 * '' Glyptoscelis gayi''
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, 1891
* '' Glyptoscelis gigas'' Jacoby, 1897 * '' Glyptoscelis guatemalensis'' Blake, 1967 * '' Glyptoscelis idahoensis'' Blake, 1967 i c g * '' Glyptoscelis illustris''
Crotch In humans, the crotch is the bottom of the pelvis (the region of the body where the legs join the torso) and is the part of the body that includes the groin and genitals. Etymology ''Crotch'' is derived from ''crutch''; it was first used in 1 ...
, 1873
i c g b * '' Glyptoscelis juniperi'' Blake, 1967 i c g b * '' Glyptoscelis longior'' LeConte, 1878 i c g * '' Glyptoscelis mexicana'' Jacoby, 1882 * '' Glyptoscelis monrosi'' Blake, 1952 * '' Glyptoscelis paraguayensis'' Jacoby, 1897 * '' Glyptoscelis parvula'' Blaisdell, 1921 i c g * '' Glyptoscelis paula'' Blake, 1967 i c g * '' Glyptoscelis peperi'' Blake, 1967 i c g * '' Glyptoscelis pinnigera'' Blake, 1952 * '' Glyptoscelis prosopis'' Schaeffer, 1905 i c g b * '' Glyptoscelis pubescens'' ( Fabricius, 1777) i c g b (hairy leaf beetle) * '' Glyptoscelis pulvinosus'' ( Blanchard, 1851) * '' Glyptoscelis septentrionalis'' Blake, 1967 i c g * '' Glyptoscelis sequoiae'' Blaisdell, 1921 i c g * '' Glyptoscelis sinica'' Moseyko, 2021 * '' Glyptoscelis sonorensis'' Blake, 1967 * '' Glyptoscelis squamulata''
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, 1873
i c g b (grape bud beetle) * '' Glyptoscelis vandykei'' Krauss, 1937 i c g * '' Glyptoscelis yosemitae'' Krauss, 1937 i c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net Three additional species have been described from the
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. According to
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, in her 1967 review of the genus, they are wrongly placed in it: * '' Glyptoscelis brevicornis'' ( Olivier, 1808) * '' Glyptoscelis fusca'' ( Drapiez, 1820) * '' Glyptoscelis hobsoni'' (
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, 1840)


References


Further reading

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External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q14933782 Eumolpinae Chrysomelidae genera Articles created by Qbugbot Taxa named by Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat Beetles of North America Beetles of South America