Eumolpus robustus

Eumolpus robustus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Eumolpus
Species:	E. robustus
Binomial name
	Eumolpus robustus; (Horn, 1885)
Synonyms
	Chrysochus robustus Horn, 1885;

Eumolpus robustus is a species of leaf beetle from North America.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] Its range spans from Central America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala) north to Mexico and Arizona. The species feeds on plants in the family Apocynaceae.^[6]^[2]

The species was first described as Chrysochus robustus by the American entomologist George Henry Horn in 1885, from specimens collected in Arizona. However, Horn later synonymised it with , following Martin Jacoby's description from 1882.^[7] Much later, E. robustus was restored as a separate species within Eumolpus, as it was determined to be a very different species from E. surinamensis.^[2]

References[]

^ Horn, G. H. (1885). "Contributions to the Coleopterology of the United States (No 4)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 12: 128–162. doi:10.2307/25076454. JSTOR 25076454.
^ ^a ^b ^c Špringlová, B. (1960). "Essai monographique du genre Eumolpus (Coleoptera Phytophaga)" (PDF). Memoirs of the Royal Institute of Natural Sciences of Belgium. 2. 60: 3–79.
^ "Eumolpus robustus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
^ "Eumolpus robustus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
^ "Eumolpus robustus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
^ ^a ^b "Eumolpus robustus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
^ Horn, G. H. (1892). "The Eumolpini of Boreal America". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 19: 195–234. JSTOR 25076581.

Eumolpus robustus

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