Graphops comosa

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Graphops comosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Graphops
Species:
G. comosa
Binomial name
Graphops comosa
Blake, 1955 [1]

Graphops comosa, known generally as the Monahans sandhill chrysomelid or long-haired graphops, is a species of leaf beetle. [2] [3] [4] [5] It is found in southeast New Mexico and the adjacent region of Texas. [5]

Adult beetles of G. comosa have the heaviest pubescence of any in the genus. Their coarse white hairs entirely conceal the punctuation on the elytra, giving the beetles a grayish appearance similar to that of Glyptoscelis species. The specific name, comosa, is Latin for "with long hair". [5]

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References

  1. Blake, D. H. (1955). "A study of LeConte's species of the chrysomelid genus Graphops with descriptions of some new species". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology . 113 (4): 263–301.
  2. "Graphops comosa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  3. "Graphops comosa species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  4. "Graphops comosa". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  5. 1 2 3 "Graphops comosa Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-03.

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