Colaspina Explained

Colaspina is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It contains only one species, Colaspina saportae, known from Spain and southern France (Provence). The species was first described from Aix-en-Provence in 1863 by Auguste Jean François Grenier, who dedicated it to the Marquess of Saporta. It has recently been suggested that Colaspina is possibly a sister genus to both Chalcosicya and Mediterranean Colaspidea combined.[1]

Notes and References

  1. Flowers. R. Wills. 2012. Chalcosicya maya n. sp, a new Mexican species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) and its implications for morphology and biogeography. Insecta Mundi. 209. 1–9. 2018-12-21. 2018-12-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20181221182446/http://journals.fcla.edu/mundi/article/download/0209/74464. dead.