Colasposoma dauricum

Colasposoma dauricum
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Colasposoma
Subgenus: Colasposoma (Colasposoma)
Species:
C. dauricum
Binomial name
Colasposoma dauricum
(Mannerheim, 1849)
Synonyms

Colasposoma dauricum is a species of leaf beetle from eastern Asia. It was first described by Carl Gustaf Mannerheim in 1849. It is known as a pest of sweet potatoes.

C. dauricum and the similar species Colasposoma viridicoeruleum (formerly known as Colasposoma auripenne) are sometimes considered to be a single species, with C. dauricum dauricum as the northern subspecies, and C. dauricum auripenne as the southern subspecies.

Distribution

C. dauricum is known from Russia (Siberia and Far East), Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China (North and Northeast), Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea and Japan. Since 2010, C. dauricum has also been recorded from Piedmont, Italy, where it is an invasive species.

References

  1. ↑ Mannerheim, C. G. von (1849). "Insectes coléopteres de la Sibérie orientale, nouveaux ou peu connus". Bulletin de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou. 22 (1): 220–249.
  2. ↑ Medvedev, L. N. (2007). "To the knowledge of Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) described by V. Motschulsky" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 15 (4): 409–417.
  3. ↑ Moseyko, A. G.; Sprecher-Uebersax, E. (2010). "Eumolpinae". In Löbl, I.; Smetana, A. (eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. pp. 619–643. ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2.
  4. ↑ Alaijos, O.; Lee, J. (2005). "Longevity and Fecundity of Colasposoma dauricum Mannerheim (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae), a Pest of Sweet Potato in Korea". Philippine Agricultural Scientist. 88 (2): 171–174.
  5. ↑ Anonymous (1975). "甘薯叶䖬种类问题的探讨". Acta Entomologica Sinica (in Chinese). 18 (1): 66–70.
  6. ↑ Tan, J.; Wang, S.; Zhou, H. (2005). 中国动物志 昆虫纲 (第四十卷) 鞘翅目 肖叶甲科 肖叶甲亚科 [Fauna Sinica. Insect Vol 40. Coleoptera. Eumolpidae. Eumolpinae] (PDF) (in Chinese). Beijing: Science Press. ISBN 7-03-014376-0.
  7. ↑ Moseyko, A. G.; Guskova, E. V.; Kolov, S. V.; Orlova-Benkovskaya, M. Ya. (2018). "New Data on the Distribution of Colasposoma dauricum (Mannerheim, 1849) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in Russia and Kazakhstan". Entomological Review. 98 (3): 324–328. Bibcode:2018EntRv..98..324M. doi:10.1134/S0013873818030090. S2CID 90660404.
  8. ↑ Montagna, M.; Zoia, S.; Leonardi, C.; Taddeo, V.D.; Caldara, R.; Sassi, D. (2016). "Colasposoma dauricum Mannerheim, 1849 an Asian Species Adventive to Piedmont, Italy (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)". Zootaxa. 4097 (1): 127–129. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4097.1.8. PMID 27394530.