Entomoscelis


Entomoscelis is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 12 described species in Entomoscelis. The genus has a Holarctic distribution. Adults have red elytra with black markings.

Species

These 12 species belong to the genus Entomoscelis:Entomoscelis adonidis
  • * Entomoscelis adonidis adonidis – Distribution: from Portugal to Russian Far East and the north-western part of North America ; includes the former Entomoscelis americana
  • * Entomoscelis adonidis caucasica Kippenberg, 2020 – Distribution: Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Turkey
  • * Entomoscelis adonidis goliath Abeille de Perrin, 1897 – Distribution: Southeastern TurkeyEntomoscelis berytensis – Distribution: Armenia, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Egypt Entomoscelis cornea Abeille de Perrin, 1897 – Distribution: North Africa, from Morocco to LibyaEntomoscelis deserticola Lopatin, 1967 – Distribution: ChinaEntomoscelis dorsalis
  • * Entomoscelis dorsalis bashkiriae Kippenberg, 2020 – Distribution: Russia
  • * Entomoscelis dorsalis dorsalis – Distribution: Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Greece
  • * Entomoscelis dorsalis hammarstroemi Jacobson, 1901 – Distribution: Russia
  • * Entomoscelis dorsalis iranica Kippenberg, 2020 – Distribution: Northern Iran
  • * Entomoscelis dorsalis turkestana Mikhailov, 2020 – Distribution: KazakhstanEntomoscelis erythrocnema Jacobson, 1893 – Distribution: Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, northern AfghanistanEntomoscelis nigriventris Daccordi & Yang, 2009 – Distribution: ChinaEntomoscelis orientalis Motschulsky, 1860 – Distribution: ChinaEntomoscelis pilula Lopatin, 1967 – Distribution: Caucasus and Central AsiaEntomoscelis pulla Daccordi & Ge, 2009 – Distribution: ChinaEntomoscelis rumex Kippenberg, 2020 – Distribution: North Africa, Spain Entomoscelis sacra – Distribution: Romania, Moldova, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Ukraine, Crimea, Russia, Georgia, Armenia, Turkey, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Iran
Formerly included species:Entomoscelis americana Brown, 1942 : synonym of Entomoscelis adonidis Entomoscelis occidentalis Escalera, 1914: synonym of Entomoscelis cornea Abeille de Perrin, 1897Entomoscelis suturalis Weise, 1882: synonym of Entomoscelis sacra
The name Entomoscelis melanostoma is considered a nomen dubium.