Colasposoma viridicoeruleum

Colasposoma viridicoeruleum
Colasposoma viridicoeruleum from Sumatra. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Colasposoma
Subgenus:	Colasposoma (Colasposoma)
Species:	C. viridicoeruleum
Binomial name
Colasposoma viridicoeruleum Motschulsky, 1860
Synonyms [1]
Colasposoma auripenne Motschulsky, 1860 Colasposoma pulcherrimum Baly, 1864 Colasposoma metallicum Clark, 1865 Colasposoma mutabile Baly, 1867 [2] Colasposoma annamita Lefèvre, 1885 Colasposoma capitatum Jacoby, 1889 Colasposoma affine Lefèvre, 1890 Colasposoma oberthuri Jacoby, 1896 Colasposoma brevenotatum Pic, 1937 Colasposoma jeanvoinei Pic, 1937 Colasposoma perroudi Pic, 1937

Colasposoma viridicoeruleum is a species of beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, described by Victor Motschulsky in 1860. It is known as a pest of sweet potatoes. ^[3] The species was formerly known as Colasposoma auripenne until 2003, when C. auripenne was determined to be a synonym of C. viridicoeruleum. ^[4] It is sometimes considered a southern subspecies of Colasposoma dauricum , using the name Colasposoma dauricum auripenne. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Description

Colasposoma viridicoeruleum can reach a length of 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in). The body is metallic green, blue or dark violaceous. Head is closely punctured, with black antennae. Thorax is twice as broad as long, with rounded sides and a punctured surface. Elytra show more strong punctures in irregular rows. ^[8]

Distribution

This species can be found in India, Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Malayan Subregion (Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and all the Indonesian Archipelago), Amur River region and China. ^[8]

References

1. Moseyko, A. G.; Sprecher-Uebersax, E. (2010). "Eumolpinae". In Löbl, I.; Smetana, A. (eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. pp. 619–643. ISBN   978-87-88757-84-2.
2. Baly, J. S. (1867). "Phytophaga Malayana; a revision of the phytophagous beetles of the Malay Archipelago, with descriptions of the new species collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London . 3. 4: 1–300. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1866.tb01857.x.
3. Reid, C.A.M.; Storey, R.I. (1993). "Redescription of adult and larva of Colasposoma sellatum Baly (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae): a pest of sweet potato in Australia". Journal of Natural History . 27 (3): 669–681. Bibcode:1993JNatH..27..669R. doi:10.1080/00222939300770391.
4. Medvedev, L. N. (2003). "A contribution to knowledge of the genus Colasposoma Laporte, 1833 Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae". Entomologica Basiliensia. 25: 293–305. doi: 10.5169/seals-980881 .
5. Anonymous (1975). "甘薯叶䖬种类问题的探讨". Acta Entomologica Sinica (in Chinese). 18 (1): 66–70.
6. Tan, J.; Wang, S.; Zhou, H. (2005). 中国动物志 昆虫纲 (第四十卷) 鞘翅目 肖叶甲科 肖叶甲亚科 [Fauna Sinica. Insect Vol 40. Coleoptera. Eumolpidae. Eumolpinae](PDF) (in Chinese). Beijing: Science Press. ISBN   7-03-014376-0.
7. Li, Xiaohui; Ban, Tiantian; Li, Yun; Ma, Chao (2022). "The complete mitochondrial genome of Colasposoma dauricum auripenne (Motschlsky, 1860) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)". Mitochondrial DNA Part B. 7 (1): 245–246. doi: 10.1080/23802359.2021.1989329 . PMC   8797742 . PMID   35097207.
8. Jacoby, M. (1908). Bingham, C. T. (ed.). Coleoptera. Chrysomelidae. Vol. 1. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Vol. 1. London: Taylor & Francis. p. 454.

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