Chrysoprasis hypocrita
| Chrysoprasis hypocrita | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Cerambycidae |
| Genus: | Chrysoprasis |
| Species: | C. hypocrita
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| Binomial name | |
| Chrysoprasis hypocrita Erichson, 1847
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Chrysoprasis hypocrita is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae (longhorn beetles).[1] It was first described by the German entomologist Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson in 1847.[2]
Description
Chrysoprasis hypocrita is a brightly colored and metallic beetle.[3]
Distribution
Chrysoprasis hypocrita has been recorded in regions where other Chrysoprasis species have been found, such as Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, Bolivia, and surrounding areas.[4][5]
References
- ^ Monné, Miguel A.; Hovore, Frank T. (2006). Checklist of the Cerambycidae of the Western Hemisphere (PDF). Cerambycoidea Database. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ Erichson, Wilhelm Ferdinand (1847). Conspectus Insectorum Coleopterorum quae in Republica Peruana observata sunt. Berlin: Archiv für Naturgeschichte. pp. 73–185.
- ^ Bezark, Larry G. "A Photographic Catalog of the Cerambycidae of the World". California Department of Food and Agriculture. Archived from the original on 27 August 2013. Retrieved 22 May 2012.
- ^ "Chrysoprasis hypocrita". iNaturalist. Retrieved 2025-08-24.
- ^ Monné, Miguel A.; Bezark, Larry G. (2009). Checklist of the Cerambycidae, or longhorned beetles (Coleoptera) of the Western Hemisphere (PDF).