Colaspis pini

Colaspis pini, the pine colaspis, is a species of leaf beetle from North America.[2][3][4][5] It is known to feed on pines in the southern United States, and is an occasional pest of Christmas trees.[5] It was first described by the American entomologist Herbert Spencer Barber in 1937.

Colaspis pini
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Colaspis
Species:
C. pini
Binomial name
Colaspis pini
Barber, 1937[1]

Colaspis pini resembles Colaspis brunnea (the grape colaspis), and is externally almost identical to Colaspis flavocostata but differs in the shape of the aedeagus.[1]

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Colaspis pini:[1]

  • Colaspis pini pini Barber, 1937 i c g
  • Colaspis pini schotti Barber, 1937 i c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[2] c = Catalogue of Life,[3] g = GBIF,[4] b = Bugguide.net[5]

References
  1. Barber, H. S. (1937). "Some species of Colaspis from the brunnea confusion (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 38 (9): 198–204.
  2. "Colaspis pini Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  3. "Colaspis pini species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  4. "Colaspis pini". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  5. "Colaspis pini Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-12.

Further reading
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.


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