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Colasposoma brevepilosum

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Species of beetle

Colasposoma brevepilosum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Colasposoma
Subgenus: Colasposoma (Colasposoma)
Species: C. brevepilosum
Binomial name
Colasposoma brevepilosum
Zoia, 2012

Colasposoma brevepilosum is a species of leaf beetle endemic to Socotra. The species was described by Stefano Zoia in 2012. The species name refers to the short pubescence of the dorsum.

Subspecies

There are three subspecies of Colasposoma brevepilosum:

  • Colasposoma brevepilosum brevepilosum Zoia, 2012: The nominotypical subspecies.
  • Colasposoma brevepilosum maritimum Zoia, 2012: The subspecies name refers to the specimens of the subspecies being collected at low altitude, not far from the sea.
  • Colasposoma brevepilosum orientale Zoia, 2012: The subspecies name refers to the fact the specimen studied was collected in the easternmost area of Socotra.

References

  1. ^ Zoia, S. (2012). "Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of Socotra Island" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 52 (supplementum 2): 449–501.
  2. "African Eumolpinae checklist: Yemen". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved August 1, 2016.
Taxon identifiers
Colasposoma brevepilosum


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