Biology:Graphops comosa

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Short description: Species of beetle

Graphops comosa
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
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]

References

Further reading

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

Wikidata ☰ Q14933404 entry