Biology:Colaspis viridiceps

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Short description: Species of beetle

Colaspis viridiceps
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Colaspis
Species:
C. viridiceps
Binomial name
Colaspis viridiceps
Schaeffer, 1933[1]

Colaspis viridiceps is a species of leaf beetle from North America.[2][3][4][5] Its range spans from Arizona to New Mexico and south to Mexico.[5] It was first described by the American entomologist Charles Frederic August Schaeffer in 1933.

Subspecies

There are two subspecies of C. viridiceps:

  • Colaspis viridiceps australis Blake, 1976[6]
  • Colaspis viridiceps viridiceps Schaeffer, 1933

References

Further reading

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

Wikidata ☰ Q14933821 entry