Promecosoma arizonae

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Promecosoma arizonae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Promecosoma
Species:
P. arizonae
Binomial name
Promecosoma arizonae
(Crotch, 1873) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Colaspis arizonae Crotch, 1873
  • Metaxyonycha circumcincta Horn, 1892 [3]

Promecosoma arizonae is a species of leaf beetle. [4] [5] [6] It is found in southern Arizona and in New Mexico in the United States, as well as in Mexico. [6]

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References

  1. Crotch, G. R. (1873). "Materials for the Study of the Phytophaga of the United States". Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia . 25 (1): 19–83. JSTOR   4624297.
  2. Riley, Edward G.; Clark, Shawn M.; Gilbert, Arthur J. (2001). "New records, nomenclatural changes, and taxonomic notes for select North American leaf beetles". Insecta Mundi (1 ed.). 15: 1–17.
  3. Horn, G. H. (1892). "The Eumolpini of Boreal America". Transactions of the American Entomological Society . 19: 195–234. JSTOR   25076581.
  4. "Promecosoma arizonae Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  5. "Promecosoma arizonae species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
  6. 1 2 "Promecosoma arizonae Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-29.

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