Colaspidea

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Colaspidea is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North America (California and the southwestern United States) and the Mediterranean. It has recently been suggested that the Mediterranean species of Colaspidea are a sister genus to Chalcosicya, and that Colaspina forms a sister genus to the former two combined. It has also been suggested that the North American species of Colaspidea may represent a separate genus.[4]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
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Colaspidea
Colaspidea oblonga
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Bromiini
Genus: Colaspidea
Laporte, 1833[1]
Type species
Chrysomela aeruginea
(= Chrysomela metallica Rossi, 1790)
Fabricius, 1792
Synonyms[2][3]
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The North American species of Colaspidea have wings, while the Mediterranean species are wingless.[4][2]

Species

There are 19 described species in the genus Colaspidea:[2][5][6][7][8]

Mediterranean species:[2]

North American species:

Data sources: i = ITIS,[5] c = Catalogue of Life,[6] g = GBIF,[7] b = BugGuide[8]

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