Biology:Cadmus (Brachycaulus) colossus

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Short description: Species of beetle

Cadmus (Brachycaulus) colossus
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Cadmus
Species:
C. colossus
Binomial name
Cadmus colossus
Chapuis, 1875
Synonyms[1]

Cadmus (Brachycaulus) colossus (Chapuis, 1875)


Cadmus (Brachycaulus) colossus, or Cadmus colossus, is a species of beetle in the subfamily, Cryptocephalinae, or case-bearing leaf beetles, and the subgenus, Brachycaulus.[1] It was first described by Félicien Chapuis in 1875,[1][2] from a male specimen collected at Port Denison.[2] It is native to Australia,[3] being found in New South Wales and Queensland.[1]

The taxonomic reasoning for the subgeneric arrangement (accepted by the Australian Faunal Directory)[4] is given in Mathews and Reid (2002).[5]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q111031204 entry