Colasposoma viridicoeruleum

Colasposoma viridicoeruleum is a species of beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, described by Victor Motschulsky in 1860. It is known as a pest of sweet potatoes.[3]

Colasposoma viridicoeruleum
Colasposoma viridicoeruleum from Sumatra. Mounted specimen
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Colasposoma
Subgenus: Colasposoma (Colasposoma)
Species:
C. viridicoeruleum
Binomial name
Colasposoma viridicoeruleum
Synonyms[1]
  • Colasposoma auripenne Motschulsky, 1860
  • Colasposoma pulcherrimum Baly, 1864
  • Colasposoma metallicum Clark, 1865
  • Colasposoma mutabile Baly, 1867[2]
  • Colasposoma annamita Lefèvre, 1885
  • Colasposoma capitatum Jacoby, 1889
  • Colasposoma affine Lefèvre, 1890
  • Colasposoma oberthuri Jacoby, 1896
  • Colasposoma brevenotatum Pic, 1937
  • Colasposoma jeanvoinei Pic, 1937
  • Colasposoma perroudi Pic, 1937

Description

Colasposoma viridicoeruleum can reach a length of 4–5 millimetres (0.16–0.20 in). The body is metallic green, blue or dark violaceous. Head is closely punctured, with black antennae. Thorax is twice as broad as long, with rounded sides and a punctured surface. Elytra show more strong punctures in irregular rows.

Distribution

This species can be found in India, Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Malayan Subregion (Malay Peninsula, Sumatra, Java, Borneo and all the indonesian archipelago), Amur River region and China.

References
  1. Moseyko, A. G.; Sprecher-Uebersax, E. (2010). "Eumolpinae". In Löbl, I.; Smetana, A. (eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. pp. 619–643. ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2.
  2. Baly, J. S. (1867). "Phytophaga Malayana; a revision of the phytophagous beetles of the Malay Archipelago, with descriptions of the new species collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 3. 4: 1–300. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1866.tb01857.x.
  3. Reid, C.A.M.; Storey, R.I. (1993). "Redescription of adult and larva of Colasposoma sellatum Baly (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae): a pest of sweet potato in Australia". Journal of Natural History. 27 (3): 669–681. doi:10.1080/00222939300770391.


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