Biology:Macrocoma setosa

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Short description: Species of beetle

Macrocoma setosa
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Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Macrocoma
Species:
M. setosa
Binomial name
Macrocoma setosa
(H. Lucas, 1846)
Synonyms[1][2]
Sensu stricto
  • Pseudocolaspis setosa H. Lucas, 1846
  • Pseudocolaspis cylindrica var. vaucheri Pic, 1907
mesatlantica
  • Macrocoma cylindrica mesatlantica Kocher, 1959
  • Macrocoma cylindrica mesatlantica var. fauconnieri Kocher, 1959

Macrocoma setosa is a species of leaf beetle found in Algeria[3] and Morocco[4] It was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1846, as a species of Pseudocolaspis.

Subspecies

There are two subspecies of M. setosa:[1]

  • Macrocoma setosa mesatlantica Kocher, 1959: Found in Morocco. Inhabits the Middle Atlas range.[1]
  • Macrocoma setosa setosa (H. Lucas, 1846): The nominotypical subspecies. Found in Algeria and Morocco.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Warchałowski, A. (2001). "A preliminary review of Western Palaearctic Macrocoma Chevrolat, 1837 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)". Genus 12 (4): 449–477. 
  2. Moseyko, A. G.; Sprecher-Uebersax, E. (2010). "Eumolpinae". Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. pp. 619–643. ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2. https://books.google.com/books?id=qt8zDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA620. 
  3. "African Eumolpinae checklist: Libya". Chrysomelidae.it. http://www.chrysomelidae.it/afr_Eum/checklist-x-nazioni/Algeria.html. 
  4. "African Eumolpinae checklist: Morocco". Chrysomelidae.it. http://www.chrysomelidae.it/afr_Eum/checklist-x-nazioni/Morocco.html. 

Wikidata ☰ Q42307337 entry