Chaetocnema obesa

Chaetocnema obesa is a species of black-coloured[1] beetle from the family Chrysomelidae.

Chaetocnema obesa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Chrysomelidae
Genus:
Chaetocnema
Species:
C. obesa
Binomial name
Chaetocnema obesa
Boieldieu, 1859
Synonyms
  • Plectroscelis obesa (Boieldieu, 1859)
  • Chaetocnema meridionalis (Foudras, 1860) [nec (Allard, 1859)]
  • Chaetocnema insolita (Foudras, 1860)
  • Chaetocnema meridionalis var. unicolor (Weise, 1888)
  • Chaetocnema meridionalis var. corcyrica (Pic, 1909)
  • Chaetocnema jurassica (Pic, 1915)

Distribution

The species can be found in Europe, except in Scandinavia, and Iberian peninsula. It can also be found in Central Asia, Caucasus, Iraq, Mongolia, Tibet, and Turkey. Its common in North Africa as well, in countries like Algeria and Tunisia.[2]

References
  1. "Chaetocnema obesa (Boheman 1851) (Family Chrysomelidae)". Commanster. Retrieved 23 February 2012.
  2. "Distribution". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2012-02-23.


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