A review of the Colaspis suilla species group, with description of three new species from Florida (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)
Author
Riley, Edward G.
Department of Entomology, Texas A & M University, College Station, Texas 77843 - 2475 USA
text
Insecta Mundi
2020
2020-12-25
2020
830
1
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journal article
10.5281/zenodo.5353844
1942-1354
5353844
CA3621AC-1E54-464E-8096-5A17F605F67E
Genus
Colaspis
Fabricius
Colaspis
Fabricius 1801: 411
.
Type
species
Chrysomela flavicornis
Fabricius 1787
, by designation of
Latreille 1810: 432
.
Maecolaspis
Bechyné 1950: 275
.
Type
species
Chrysomela occidentalis
Linnaeus 1758
, by original designation.
Brown 1961:
973 [note on synonymy with
Colaspis
F.].
Remarks.
The key characters distinguishing
Colaspis
from many similar genera are summarized in the generic keys for the
Eumolpinae
of Central American (
Flowers 1996
) and America north of
Mexico
(
Riley et al. 2002
).