Colasposoma aeneoviolaceum elisabethae
Colasposoma aeneoviolaceum elisabethae is a subspecies of Colasposoma aeneoviolaceum, a species of leaf beetle of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[2]
| Colasposoma aeneoviolaceum elisabethae | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Colasposoma |
| Species: | |
| Subspecies: | C. a. elisabethae |
| Trinomial name | |
| Colasposoma aeneoviolaceum elisabethae Burgeon, 1941[1] | |
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.[1]
References
- Burgeon, L. (1941). "Les Colasposoma et les Euryope du Congo Belge (Coléop. Chrysomel. Eumolp.)" (PDF). Mémires de l'Institut Royal Colonial Belge. 10 (5): 1–43.
- "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved November 20, 2015.
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