Colaspis bridarollii
Colaspis bridarollii is a species of leaf beetle from South America. It was first described by the Czech entomologist Jan Bechyné in 1949, and was dedicated to the Argentine Jesuit entomologist Albino Juan Bridarolli.[1] It is one of the main pests of potatoes in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina;[2] it was first reported attacking potatoes in the region in 1997.[3]
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Colaspis |
| Species: | C. bridarollii |
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| Colaspis bridarollii | |
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Distribution
In Argentina, C. bridarollii is recorded from Santiago del Estero, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Entre Ríos, Misiones, Santa Fe and Chaco. It is also recorded from Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil.[3]
References
- Bechyné, J. (1949). "Liste provisoire des Eumolpides de la Republique Argentine et observations diverses sur les Eumolpides de l'Amerique du Sud (Col., Chrysomeloidea)" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Lilloana. 8: 457–535. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- Lopez, A. N.; Alvarez Castillo, H. A.; Carmona, D.; Manetti, P. L.; Mondino, E.; Vincini, A. M. (2002). "Biological aspects of Colaspis bridarollii (Bechyné) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) in Argentina". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 56 (2): 259–269. doi:10.1649/0010-065X(2002)056[0259:BAOCBB]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 4009660. S2CID 85787069.
- Cabrera, N.; Alvarez Castillo, H. A.; López, A. N.; Vincini, A. M. (1997). "Una nueva plaga potencial de papa en Argentina, Maecolaspis bridarollii (Bechyné) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae)" (PDF). Revista Latinoamericana de la Papa. 9/10: 188–199.
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