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 <small>(Pallas, 1771)</small>
• Entomoscelis adonidis adonidis <small>(Pallas, 1771)</small> – Distribution: from Portugal to Russian Far East and the north-western part of North America (western Canada and western USA); includes the former Entomoscelis americana
• Entomoscelis adonidis caucasica <small>Kippenberg, 2020</small> – Distribution: Armenia, Georgia, Iran, Russia, Turkey
• Entomoscelis adonidis goliath <small>Abeille de Perrin, 1897</small> – Distribution: Southeastern Turkey
• Entomoscelis berytensis <small>(Reiche & Saulcy, 1858)</small> – Distribution: Armenia, Turkey, Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Iran, Egypt (?)
• Entomoscelis cornea <small>Abeille de Perrin, 1897</small> – Distribution: North Africa, from Morocco to Libya
• Entomoscelis deserticola <small>Lopatin, 1967</small> – Distribution: China
• Entomoscelis dorsalis <small>(Fabricius, 1777)</small>
• Entomoscelis dorsalis bashkiriae <small>Kippenberg, 2020</small> – Distribution: Russia (Bashkortostan)
• Entomoscelis dorsalis dorsalis <small>(Fabricius, 1777)</small> – Distribution: Austria, Slovakia, Hungary, Greece (?)
• Entomoscelis dorsalis hammarstroemi <small>Jacobson, 1901</small> – Distribution: Russia (southern Siberia)
• Entomoscelis dorsalis iranica <small>Kippenberg, 2020</small> – Distribution: Northern Iran (Tehran Province)
• Entomoscelis dorsalis turkestana <small>Mikhailov, 2020</small> – Distribution: Kazakhstan
• Entomoscelis erythrocnema <small>Jacobson, 1893</small> – Distribution: Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, northern Afghanistan
• Entomoscelis nigriventris <small>Daccordi & Yang, 2009</small> – Distribution: China
• Entomoscelis orientalis <small>Motschulsky, 1860</small> – Distribution: China
• Entomoscelis pilula <small>Lopatin, 1967</small> – Distribution: Caucasus and Central Asia
• Entomoscelis pulla <small>Daccordi & Ge, 2009</small> – Distribution: China
• Entomoscelis rumex <small>Kippenberg, 2020</small> (replacement name for Entomoscelis rumicis <small>(Fabricius, 1787)</small>) – Distribution: North Africa (Maghreb), Spain (?)
• Entomoscelis sacra <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> – Distribution: Romania, Moldova, North Macedonia, Bulgaria, Greece, Ukraine, Crimea, Russia (Udmurtia), Georgia, Armenia, Turkey, Syria, Israel, Jordan, Iraq, Iran

Formerly included species:

• Entomoscelis americana <small>Brown, 1942</small> (red turnip beetle): synonym of Entomoscelis adonidis <small>(Pallas, 1771)</small>
• Entomoscelis occidentalis <small>Escalera, 1914</small>: synonym of Entomoscelis cornea <small>Abeille de Perrin, 1897</small>
• Entomoscelis suturalis <small>Weise, 1882</small>: synonym of Entomoscelis sacra <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small>

The name Entomoscelis melanostoma (Gmelin, 1790) is considered a nomen dubium.

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