Colaspis brownsvillensis

Colaspis brownsvillensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
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

  1. ^ a b Blake, D. H. (1975). "Colaspis melancholica Jacoby and Its Close Relatives (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 65 (4) (published February 6, 1976): 158–162. JSTOR 24536605.
  2. ^ "Colaspis brownsvillensis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. ^ "Colaspis brownsvillensis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. ^ "Colaspis brownsvillensis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. ^ a b c "Colaspis brownsvillensis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.

Further reading

  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.


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