Rhyparida brevilineata

Rhyparida brevilineata
Rhyparida brevilineata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Rhyparida
Species:
R. brevilineata
Binomial name
Rhyparida brevilineata
Jacoby, 1898[1]

Rhyparida brevilineata is a species of beetle in the leaf beetle family (Chrysomelidae). It is endemic to Australia. The scientific name of the species was published in 1898 by Martin Jacoby, who described it from North Australia.[1][2][3]

Description

Piceous, head, the antennae and thorax fulvous, the latter finely punctured with two black spots, elytra strongly punctate-striate to the apex, flavous, the suture and two short stripes below the middle, piceous, legs flavous, the knees black.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Jacoby, M. (1898). "New species of phytophagous Coleoptera from Australia and the Malayan regions". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 42: 350–380.
  2. ^ Lea, A. M. (1915). "Notes on Australian Eumolpides (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae), with descriptions of new species". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 39: 102–339.
  3. ^ Weise, J. (1923). "Chrysomeliden und Coccinelliden aus Queensland" (PDF). Arkiv för Zoologi. 15 (12): 1–150.