Colasposoma downesii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chrysomeloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Cladus: Phytophaga Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Chrysomelidae
Subfamilia: Eumolpinae
Tribus: Euryopini
Genus: Colasposoma
Subgenus: Colasposoma (Colasposoma)
Species: Colasposoma downesii
Subspecies: C. d. asperatum – C. d. downesii

Name

Colasposoma downesii Baly, 1862: 19

Type(s): BMNH.

Type locality: India.

Synonyms

• Colasposoma aureovittatum Baly, 1864: 14 [syn.: Kimoto & Gressitt, 1982: 59]
  • Type(s): BMNH.
  • Type locality: India.
• Colasposoma igneicolle Baly, 1865: 428 [syn.: Kimoto & Gressitt, 1982: 59]
  • Type(s): BMNH.
  • Type locality: Siam.
• Colasposoma viridiaeneum Baly, 1865: 429 [syn.: Kimoto & Gressitt, 1982: 59]
  • Type(s): BMNH.
  • Type locality: "Siam (Laos)".
• Colasposoma ornaticolle Jacoby, 1881: 444 [syn.: Kimoto & Gressitt, 1982: 59]
  • Type locality: "Cochin China".
• Colasposoma transversicolle Jacoby, 1889: 176 [syn.: Kimoto & Gressitt, 1982: 60]
  • Type(s): MSNG.
  • Type locality: "Burmah, Bhamò. Tenasserim, Thagatà Meetan, Moulmein, Houngdaru Valley".
• Colasposoma angulicolle Lefèvre, 1893: 127 [syn.: Kimoto & Gressitt, 1982: 60]
  • Type(s): MNHN.
  • Type locality: "Cochinchine".
• Colasposoma insuturatum Pic, 1937: 21 [syn.: Kimoto & Gressitt, 1982: 60]
  • Type(s): MNHN.
• Colasposoma saigonense Pic, 1937: 22 [syn.: Kimoto & Gressitt, 1982: 60]
  • Type(s): MNHN.
• Colasposoma downesi var. purpureicolle Pic, 1937: 22
• Colasposoma confusum Tan & Wang, 1981: 440

References

Primary references

• Baly, J.S. 1862. Descriptions of new species of Phytophagous beetles. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. Series 3. 10(55): 17–29. DOI: 10.1080/00222936208681273 . BHL.
• Baly, J.S. 1864. Descriptions of new genera and species of Phytophaga. J.S. Baly, Stationer's Hall: 16 pp. Google Books.
• Baly, J.S. 1865. Descriptions of new genera and species of phytophaga. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (3) 2: 427–440. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1864.tb00115.x . BHL.
• Lefevre, É. 1893. Contribution à la faune indo-chinoise. 12e Memorie. Clytrides & eumolpides (2e memorie). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 62: 111–134. BHL
• Jacoby, M. 1881. Descriptions of new genera and species of phytophagous Coleoptera. Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London 1881: 439–450. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1881.tb01300.x . BHL.
• Jacoby, M. 1889. List of the Phytophagous Coleoptera obtained by Signori Fea at Burmah and Tenasserim, with descriptions of the new species. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. Series 2. 27: 147–237. BHL. Reference page. 
• Kimoto, S. & Gressitt, J.L. 1982. Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. III. Eumolpinae. Esakia 18(1): 1–141. hdl: 2324/2421 . Reference page. 
• Pic, M. 1937. Nouveautés diverses. Mélanges exotico-entomologiques 69: 1–36. [not seen]
• Tan, J.-J. & Wang, S.-Y. 1981. Coleoptera: Eumolpidae. Pp. 433–456. In: The series of the comprensive Scientific Expedition to the Quinghai-Xizang Plateau. Insects of Xizang. Volume 1. Peking: Science Press, xi + 600 pp. (in Chinese, with English summary). [not seen]

Additional references

• Gressitt, J.L. & Kimoto, S. 1961. The Chrysomelidae (Coleopt.) of China and Korea, part 1. Pacific Insects Monograph 1A: 1–299. Google Books (Snippet view only). Reference page. 
• Jacoby, M. 1908. The Fauna of British India, including Ceylon and Burma. Coleoptera. Chrysomelidae. Vol. 1. London: Francis & Taylor. xx + 534 pp., 2 pls. Internet Archive. BHL Reference page. 
• Medvedev, L.N. 2003. A contribution to knowledge of the genus Colasposoma Laporte, 1833 (Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae). Entomologica Basiliensia 25: 293–305. DOI: 10.5169/seals-980881 .
• Moseyko, A.G. & Sprecher-Uebersax, E. 2010. Subfamily Eumolpinae Hope, 1840. Pp. 619–643. In: Löbl, I. & Smetana, A. (eds.) Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark. 924 pp. ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2. Google Books. Reference page.