Colasposoma laticorne

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Colasposoma laticorne
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Colasposoma
Subgenus: Colasposoma (Colasposoma)
Species:
C. laticorne
Binomial name
Colasposoma laticorne
(J. Thomson, 1858) [1]
Synonyms

Thysbe laticornis J. Thomson, 1858

Colasposoma laticorne is a species of leaf beetle of West Africa and the Democratic Republic of the Congo. [2] It was first described from Gabon by James Thomson in 1858.

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References

  1. Thomson, J. (1858). "Insectes. I. Ordre Coléoptères". Voyage au Gabon. Histoire naturelle des Insectes et des Arachnides recueillis pendant un voyage fait au Gabon. Archives Entomologiques. Vol. 2. Paris. pp. 29–239.
  2. "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved November 20, 2015.