Colaspis brownsvillensis
| Colaspis brownsvillensis | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Colaspis |
| Species: | C. brownsvillensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Colaspis brownsvillensis | |
Colaspis brownsvillensis, the Brownsville milkvine leaf beetle, is a species of leaf beetle found in the state of Texas in the United States.[2][3][4][5] It was first described by the American entomologist Doris Holmes Blake in 1976 from Brownsville, Texas, after which the species is named.[5] It is a close relative of Colaspis nigrocyanea.[1][5]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Blake, D. H. (1975). "Colaspis melancholica Jacoby and Its Close Relatives (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences. 65 (4) (published February 6, 1976): 158–162. JSTOR 24536605.
- ^ "Colaspis brownsvillensis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Colaspis brownsvillensis species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ "Colaspis brownsvillensis". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
- ^ a b c "Colaspis brownsvillensis Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
Further reading[edit]
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.