Colasposoma aeneoviolaceum
Species of beetle
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Colasposoma aeneoviolaceum is a species of leaf beetle of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2] It was first described by the Belgian entomologist Burgeon in 1941.
| Colasposoma aeneoviolaceum | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Colasposoma |
| Subgenus: | Colasposoma (Colasposoma) |
| Species: | C. aeneoviolaceum |
| Binomial name | |
| Colasposoma aeneoviolaceum | |
Description
Adults measure between 7 and 10 mm in length. They have a shiny bronze-coloured dorsum, while the edges of the pronotum, the underparts and the feet are violet in colour. However, one specimen from Moliro was found with a blue underside. The species generally resembles Colasposoma overlaeti.[1]
Subspecies
There are two subspecies of C. aeneoviolaceum:[1]
- Colasposoma aeneoviolaceum aeneoviolaceum Burgeon, 1941: the nominotypical subspecies
- Colasposoma aeneoviolaceum elisabethae Burgeon, 1941: Compared to the nominal form, the adults differ in their bronze colouring, have a cupreous or tanned underside, and have less abundant elytral punctuation. The subspecies was described from Élisabethville (now Lubumbashi), in the south of Katanga.