Sagra buqueti

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Cladus: Phytophaga
Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Chrysomelidae
Subfamilia: Sagrinae
Tribus: Sagrini
Genus: Sagra
Species: Sagra buqueti
Name

Sagra buqueti Lesson, 1833: pl. XXX

Type locality: "Cochinchina".
Synonyms

Sagra boisduvalii Dupont, 1832: pl. 32 [as "Sagra Boisduvalii. Dejean"] [syn.: Lacordaire, 1845: 26]
Type locality: "Batavia" [= Jakarta, Java, Indonesia].
Sagra perlucida Lacordaire, 1845: 46 [syn.: Baly, 1860: 237]
Type locality: Java.

References
Primary references

Baly, J.S. 1860. Descriptions of some new Species of Sagra; Remarks on that Genus; and the Characters of Cheiloxena, a new Genus belonging to the same Family. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (new series) 5: 236–260. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1860.tb01852.x Paywall. BHL.
Lacordaire, J.T. 1845. Monographie des coléoptères subpentamères de la famille des phytophages. Tome premier. Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège 3: liii + 740 pp. BHL. Reference page.
Lesson, R.P. 1832–1835. Illustrations de zoologie, ou, Recueil de figures d'animaux peintes d'après nature. Paris: Arthus Bertrand. pl. I–LX + descriptive texts. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.41398 BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Clavareau, H. 1913. Pars 51: Chrysomelidae: 1. Sagrinae, 2. Donaciinae, 3. Orsodacninae, 4. Criocerinae. In: Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds.). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Volumen XXIV. Chrysomelidae I. Berlin: W. Junk. 103 pp. BHL Reference page.
Mohamedsaid, M.S. 2004. Catalogue of the Malaysian Chrysomelidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). Series Faunistica 36. Sofia-Moscow: Pensoft Publishers. 239 pp. ISBN 954-642-201-0. ResearchGate Open access. Reference page.

Sagra buqueti is a species of beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.

Description

S. buqueti can reach a length of 25–50 mm (0.98–1.97 in).[1] These iridescent, colorful beetles have a striking sexual dimorphism. The males are much larger and have very long and strong hind legs (hence the common name frog beetle). The basic color is metallic green, with reddish and golden reflections on the elytra. Cocoons of this species can be found in the jungle on climbing vines, specifically kudzu . They have also been captive reared at the Berlin Zoo on sweet potato.[2]
Distribution

This species can be found in Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia.

References

Crew, Becky. "Beetle Battles: The Secret World of Leg Wrestling and Abdomen Squeezing". Scientific American Blog Network. Retrieved 2018-08-03.

"The elusive Frog Beetle". i love flower beetles's blog. 2011-03-26. Retrieved 2018-08-03.

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