Biology:Colaspis brownsvillensis

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Short description: Species of beetle

Colaspis brownsvillensis
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Colaspis
Species:
C. brownsvillensis
Binomial name
Colaspis brownsvillensis
Blake, 1976[1]

Colaspis brownsvillensis, the Brownsville milkvine leaf beetle, is a species of leaf beetle found in the state of Texas in the United States .[2][3][4][5] It was first described by the American entomologist Doris Holmes Blake in 1976 from Brownsville, Texas, after which the species is named.[5] It is a close relative of Colaspis nigrocyanea.[1][5]

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2361393 entry