Chloropterus lefevrei explained

Chloropterus lefevrei is a species of leaf beetle distributed from the Caucasus via Central Asia to Western Asia.^[1] It was first described by Edmund Reitter in 1890, who named it after Édouard Lefèvre.

Subspecies

There are two subspecies of C. lefevrei:^[1]

• Chloropterus lefevrei arabicus Lopatin, 2008: Found in the United Arab Emirates.^[2]
• Chloropterus lefevrei lefevrei Reitter, 1890: The nominotypical subspecies. Found in Azerbaijan, Iran, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Oman,^[3] Saudi Arabia,^[4] Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan.

Notes and References

1. Lopatin. I.. 2008. Order Coleoptera, family Chrysomelidae. Arthropod Fauna of the UAE. 1. 312–324. 10.1.1.527.5258.
2. Web site: African Eumolpinae checklist: United Arab Emirates. chrysomelidae.it. July 27, 2016.
3. Web site: African Eumolpinae checklist: Oman. chrysomelidae.it. July 29, 2016.
4. Web site: African Eumolpinae checklist: Saudi Arabia. chrysomelidae.it. July 28, 2016.