| Colasposoma | |
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| Colasposoma viridicoeruleum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Tribe: | Euryopini |
| Genus: | Colasposoma Laporte, 1833 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Colasposoma senegalense | |
| Synonyms [3] [4] | |
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Colasposoma is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. [10] [11] [12] It is known from Africa, Asia and Australia.
C. sellatum , C. auripenne (now known as C. viridicoeruleum ) and C. dauricum are known as pests of sweet potatoes. [2]
Subgenus Colasposoma Laporte, 1833
Subgenus Falsonerissus Pic, 1951 (Synonyms: IranomolpusLopatin, 1979; AndosiomorphaLopatin, 1981; BezdekiaWarchałowski, 2005 [50] ) [21]
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