Chalcomela splendens

Chalcomela splendens is a beetle in the Chrysomelidae family,^[1] found in South Australia.^[2]

Chalcomela splendens
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Chalcomela
Species:	C. splendens
Binomial name
Chalcomela splendens (Macleay, 1827)

It was first described by William Sharp MacLeay in 1827 as Notoclea splendens,^[1][3] and was assigned to the genus, Chalcomela in 2006 by Chris Reid, giving the species name Chalcomela splendens.^[1][4]