Eupholus chevrolati is a species of beetle belonging to the family Curculionidae.

Eupholus chevrolati
Eupholus chevrolati from Aru Islands (Indonesia)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Eupholus
Species:
E. chevrolati
Binomial name
Eupholus chevrolati

Description edit

Eupholus chevrolati can reach a length of about 25 millimetres (0.98 in). The basic colour of this quite variable species is metallic blue-green, with some transversal irregular black bands along the elytra. The blue-green colour derives from very small scales. The top of rostrum and the end of the antennae are black.

Distribution edit

This species can be found in Aru Islands (Indonesia)

Etymology edit

The name honours the French entomologist Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat

References edit

  1. ^ Guérin Méneville, F. C. (1830). "Géonémus à stries ponctuées". In Duperrey, L. I. (ed.). Voyage autour du monde. Vol. 2 (2). Paris: Arthus Bertrand. pp. 117–118.