Calligrapha serpentina explained

Calligrapha serpentina, the globemallow leaf beetle, is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Mexico and the United States.

In 2021, several important taxonomic changes were made: the species Calligrapha mexicana was revalidated, reversing a long-held synonymy with C. serpentina, and the variety Calligrapha serpetina var. discrepans was upgraded in status to species as Calligrapha discrepans.^[1]

Further reading

• Web site: 2019-07-02. A key to Calligrapha species of Atlantic Canada.
• Chrysomelinae species (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) and new biological data from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. In: Chaboo CS, Schmitt M (Eds) Research on Chrysomelidae 7. 2017. Flinte . V.. Abejanella . A.. Daccordi . M.. Monteiro . R. F.. Macedo . M. V.. 4. ZooKeys. 720. 5–22. 10.3897/zookeys.720.13963. 5784215. 29391849. free.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26091-7.

Notes and References

1. Gómez-Zurita. J.. 2021. Systematic revision of Calligrapha s. str. Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae). Zootaxa. 4953. 1. zootaxa.4953.1.1. 10.11646/zootaxa.4953.1.1. 33903578. 233410943.