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. 2016 Sep 28;(4):e10194. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.4.e10194

Table 5.

Measurements of six to eight representative individuals of the common Chrysomelids (one to three per site) chosen to show variation.

Species Sites Elytral Colour on scored individuals Main elytral colours (sites) Elytral length (mm) Elytral width at shoulder (mm) Pronotal length (mm) Pronotal width at base (mm)
Chrysomela vigintipunctata 4, 7, 11, 16, 21, 25 161B, 162B, 162C, 161C, 155C, 155C Light yellow brown (4, 7, 11, 16); white (21, 25) 5.3-6.8 3.0-3.7 1.4-1.5 2.7-3.2
Crepidodera aurata 4, 11, 18, 25, 33, 39 135B, 118C, 119B, 118C, 118B, 111B dark green (4); light green blue (11, 25); grey blue (18); green blue (33, 39) 2.0-2.2 1.2-1.2 0.5-0.6 1.0-1.1
Phratora vitellinae 7, 15, 20, 26, 32, 41 111A, 111A, 111B, 137B, N144A, 146D green blue (7, 15, 20); brown green (26, 41); dark green (32) 3.5-3.9 1.9-2.4 1-1.1 1.5-2.0
Plagiodera versicolora 6, 12, 16, 20, 20, 20, 33, 39 111B, 118B, 113B, 113B, N80B, N87B, 120B, 113B green blue (6, 12, 16, 20, 39); violet (20); light blue green (33) 2.9-3.9 2.3-2.5 0.9-0.9 1.9-2.2
Crepidodera fulvicornis 16, 23, 23, 23, 27, 31, 35, 39 137B, 104B, 175D, N144B, 144B, 143B, N144B, 143C brown green (16); medium blue (23); medium brown (23); light green (23,27, 35); dark green (31, 39) 1.7-2.2 1-1.3 0.5-0.6 0.8-1.1
Galerucella lineola 7, 11, 19, 26, 34, 39 165A, 165A, 165A, 165A, 165A, 165A medium brown (all) 3.5-4.4 1.9-2.2 0.8-0.9 1.4-1.5
Crepidodera plutus 9, 11, 13, 14, 19, 21 N144A, N144B, N144B, 141B, N144B, 141A light green (9,11, 13, 19); dark green (14, 21) 2.1-2.4 1.2-1.3 0.5-0.6 1.0-1.0
Gonioctena pallida 32, 34, 35, 37, 39, 41 165B, 165B, 165B, N167A, N167B, 165B yellow brown (all) 3.6-4.8 2.8-3.0 1.3-1.3 2.6-2.8