Damasus albicans is a species of beetle in the leaf beetle family. It is the only member of the genus Damasus, and was first described by the Belgian entomologist Félicien Chapuis in 1874. The species is distributed in Syria and Turkey.[2][3]
| Damasus albicans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Tribe: | Bromiini |
| Genus: | Damasus Chapuis, 1874[1] |
| Species: | D. albicans
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| Binomial name | |
| Damasus albicans | |
References
edit- ^ a b Chapuis, F. (1874). "Tome dixième. Famille des phytophages". In Lacordaire, J.T.; Chapuis, F. (eds.). Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Genera des coléoptères. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. i–iv, 1–455.
- ^ Moseyko, A. G.; Sprecher-Uebersax, E. (2010). "Eumolpinae". In Löbl, I.; Smetana, A. (eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. pp. 619–643. ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2.
- ^ Aslan, İ.; Gruev, B.; Özbek, H. (1996). "Eumolpinae (Coleoptera, Chıysomelidae) of Turkey along with two new records". Turkish Journal of Entomology. 20 (1): 19–26.