Amblycerus viridis
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Ordo: Coleoptera
Familia: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Amblycerus
Name
Amblycerus viridis Ribeiro-Costa, 1998 – Wikispecies link – Pensoft Profile
- Amblycerus viridis Ribeiro-Costa, 1998: 635 (original description, holotype, type locality: Brazil, Mato Grosso). Ribeiro-Costa 1998[1]: 636, Figs 16–19. Detailed description and information of type material are in Ribeiro-Costa (1998)[1].
Distribution
Brazil (Mato Grosso).
Comparative notes
Amblycerus viridis differs from the other species in the group by its shorter hind femur, which is 2.32 times longer than its width (in others species the ratio is superior to 2.5 times). Additional information on external and internal similarities is also presented in the sections dedicated to Amblycerus virens and Amblycerus viridans.
Taxon Treatment
- Ribeiro-Costa, C; Vieira, M; Manfio, D; Kergoat, G; 2014: A remarkable new species group of green seed beetles from genus Amblycerus Thunberg (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Bruchinae), with description of a new Brazilian species ZooKeys, 401: 31-44. doi