''Cyrtonus elegans'' is a species of
leaf beetle
The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous s ...
in the subfamily
Chrysomelinae
The Chrysomelinae are a subfamily of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae), commonly known as broad-bodied leaf beetles or broad-shouldered leaf beetles. It includes some 3,000 species around the world.
The best-known member is the notorious Colorado pot ...
found in
Portugal
Portugal, officially the Portuguese Republic, is a country on the Iberian Peninsula in Southwestern Europe. Featuring Cabo da Roca, the westernmost point in continental Europe, Portugal borders Spain to its north and east, with which it share ...
.
References
External links
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''Cyrtonus elegans''at
biol.uni.wroc.pl (retrieved 4 August 2016)
Chrysomelinae
Beetles described in 1813
Beetles of Europe
Endemic arthropods of Portugal
Taxa named by Ernst Friedrich Germar
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