| Pseudocolaspis coerulea | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Pseudocolaspis |
| Species: | P. coerulea |
| Binomial name | |
| Pseudocolaspis coerulea | |
Pseudocolaspis coerulea is a species of leaf beetle of Senegal, observed by Laporte in 1833. [2]
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