''Entomoscelis'' is a genus 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 ...
s in the family
Chrysomelidae
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 ...
. There are about 12 described species in ''Entomoscelis''.
Holarctic
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distribution. Adults have red elytra with black markings.
Species
These 12 species belong to the genus ''Entomoscelis'':Russian Far East
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and the north-western part of North America
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(western Canada and western USA); includes the former '' Entomoscelis americana''
** ''Entomoscelis adonidis caucasica'' Kippenberg, 2020 – Distribution: Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Turkey
** ''Entomoscelis adonidis goliath'' Abeille de Perrin, 1897 – Distribution: Southeastern Turkey
* '' Entomoscelis berytensis'' (Reiche & Saulcy, 1858) – Distribution: Armenia, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Egypt (?)
* '' Entomoscelis cornea'' Abeille de Perrin, 1897 – Distribution: North Africa
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, from Morocco to Libya
* '' Entomoscelis deserticola'' Lopatin, 1967 – Distribution: China
* '' Entomoscelis dorsalis'' (Fabricius, 1777)
** ''Entomoscelis dorsalis bashkiriae'' Kippenberg, 2020 – Distribution: Russia (Bashkortostan
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)
** ''Entomoscelis dorsalis dorsalis'' (Fabricius, 1777) – Distribution: Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Greece (?)
** ''Entomoscelis dorsalis hammarstroemi'' Jacobson, 1901 – Distribution: Russia (southern Siberia)
** ''Entomoscelis dorsalis iranica'' Kippenberg, 2020 – Distribution: Northern Iran (Tehran Province
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Tehran province covers an area of and is located to the north of the central plateau of Iran. It was made a part of the First Region with its secretar ...
)
** ''Entomoscelis dorsalis turkestana'' Mikhailov, 2020 – Distribution: Kazakhstan
* '' Entomoscelis erythrocnema'' Jacobson, 1893 – Distribution: Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, northern Afghanistan
* '' Entomoscelis nigriventris'' Daccordi & Yang, 2009 – Distribution: China
* '' Entomoscelis orientalis'' Motschulsky, 1860 – Distribution: China
* '' Entomoscelis pilula'' Lopatin, 1967 – Distribution: Caucasus and Central Asia
* '' Entomoscelis pulla'' Daccordi & Ge, 2009 – Distribution: China
* '' Entomoscelis rumex'' Kippenberg, 2020 (replacement name for ''Entomoscelis rumicis'' (Fabricius, 1787)) – Distribution: North Africa (Maghreb
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), Spain (?)
* '' Entomoscelis sacra'' (Linnaeus, 1758) – Distribution: Romania, Moldova, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Ukraine, Crimea, Russia (Udmurtia
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), Georgia, Armenia, Turkey, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Iran
Formerly included species:
* '' Entomoscelis americana'' Brown, 1942 (red turnip beetle): synonym of '' Entomoscelis adonidis'' (Pallas, 1771)
* ''Entomoscelis occidentalis'' Escalera, 1914: synonym of '' Entomoscelis cornea'' Abeille de Perrin, 1897
* ''Entomoscelis suturalis'' Weise, 1882: synonym of '' Entomoscelis sacra'' (Linnaeus, 1758)
The name ''Entomoscelis melanostoma'' (Gmelin, 1790) is considered a ''nomen dubium
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Zoology
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''.
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Chrysomelinae
Chrysomelidae genera
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Taxa named by Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat
Beetles of Europe
Beetles of Asia
Beetles of North America
Beetles of North Africa
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