Colasposoma dauricum

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Colasposoma dauricum
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Colasposoma
Subgenus: Colasposoma (Colasposoma)
Species:
C. dauricum
Binomial name
Colasposoma dauricum
(Mannerheim, 1849) [1]
Synonyms [2]

Colasposoma dauricum is a species of leaf beetle from eastern Asia. [3] It was first described by Carl Gustaf Mannerheim in 1849. It is known as a pest of sweet potatoes. [4]

C. dauricum and the similar species Colasposoma viridicoeruleum (formerly known as Colasposoma auripenne) are sometimes considered to be a single species, with C. dauricum dauricum as the northern subspecies, and C. dauricum auripenne as the southern subspecies. [5] [6]

Distribution

The species is known from Russia (Siberia and Far East), Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China (North and Northeast), Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea and Japan. [7] In 2016, it was also recorded in Piedmont, Italy as an invasive species. [8]

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References

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