Chrysina lecontei, or Leconte's chrysina, is a species of shining leaf chafer in the family of beetles known as Scarabaeidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in southern United States (Arizona and New Mexico) and northern Mexico (Chihuahua, Durango, Sinaloa, Sonora and Zacatecas).[4][5]

Chrysina lecontei
Specimen
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Scarabaeidae
Genus: Chrysina
Species:
C. lecontei
Binomial name
Chrysina lecontei
(Horn, 1882)
Synonyms[1]
  • Plusiotina aeruginis Casey, 1915
  • Plusiotina angusta Casey, 1915
  • Plusiotina sonorica Casey, 1915
  • Plusiotina subenodis Casey, 1915

References

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  1. ^ a b "Chrysina lecontei Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  2. ^ "Chrysina lecontei species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  3. ^ "Chrysina lecontei". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  4. ^ a b "Chrysina lecontei Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
  5. ^ "Chrysina lecontei (Horn)". Generic Guide to New World Scarab Beetles. University of Nebraska-Lincoln State Museum - Division of Entomology. Retrieved 17 July 2023.

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