Cryocolaspis

Cryocolaspis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Clade:	Euarthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Eumolpinae
Tribe:	Adoxini
Genus:	Cryocolaspis; Flowers, 2004[1]
Species:	C. crinita
Binomial name
	Cryocolaspis crinita; Flowers, 2004[1]

Cryocolaspis is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It contains only one species, Cryocolaspis crinita. The genus is known from Costa Rica.

The generic name is a combination of the Greek word cryo (meaning cold) and the eumolpine generic name Colaspis. The specific name, crinita, is the Latin word for hairy.^[1]

References

1 2 3 Flowers, R. Wills (2004). "Cryocolaspis, a New Genus and Species of Eumolpinae (Chrysomelidae) from Costa Rica". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 58 (1): 97–101. doi:10.1649/607. JSTOR 4009896.

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[Flowers2004-1] 1 2 3 Flowers, R. Wills (2004). "Cryocolaspis, a New Genus and Species of Eumolpinae (Chrysomelidae) from Costa Rica". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 58 (1): 97–101. doi:10.1649/607. JSTOR 4009896.