Cryptocephalus alternans

Short description: Species of beetle

Cryptocephalus alternans

Scientific classification
Domain:  | Eukaryota
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Coleoptera
Infraorder:  | Cucujiformia
Family:  | Chrysomelidae
Genus:  | Cryptocephalus
Species:  |

C. alternans

Binomial name
Cryptocephalus alternans

Suffrian, 1852

Cryptocephalus alternans is a species of case-bearing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.[1][2][3] It is found in the Middle America[1] (Mexico[2][3][4]) and the Southwestern United States (California, Arizona).[3][4]

## Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Cryptocephalus alternans:[1][2][3][4]

* Cryptocephalus alternans alternans Suffrian, 1852
* Cryptocephalus alternans jungovittatus R. White, 1968[4]

Cryptocephalus alternans jungovittatus measures 4.7–5.0 mm (0.19–0.20 in) in length.[4]

## References

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 ITIS
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Cryptocephalus alternans". Species. GBIF. http://www.gbif.org/species/4990651.
3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Cryptocephalus alternans species Information". https://bugguide.net/node/view/273426. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 White, Richard E. (1968). "A review of the genus Cryptocephalus in America north of Mexico (Chrysomelidae: Coleoptera)". Bulletin of the United States National Museum 290: 1–124. doi:10.5479/si.03629236.290.1. https://archive.org/details/bulletinunitedst2901968unit. Cryptocephalus alternans: pp. 26–28.

## Further reading

* Quinn, Mike. "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. http://texasento.net/Crypto.html. Retrieved 2019-07-02.
* Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.

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