Callicolaspis
Callicolaspis is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from South America. It was formerly considered a synonym of Lycaste, but in 2003 it was restored as a separate genus.[2]
| Callicolaspis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Tribe: | Eumolpini |
| Genus: | Callicolaspis Bechyné, 1950[1] |
| Type species | |
| Colaspis heros Lefèvre, 1877 | |
Species
As of 2003, the genus is restricted to five species:[2]
References
- Bechyné, J. (1950). "Les générotypes des Eumolpides de l'Amérique du Sud et du Centre avec les diagnoses des formes nouvelles (Col. Phytoph. Chrysomeloidea)". Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft. 40: 264–292.
- Flowers, R. W. (2003). "Notes on the genus Lycaste Gistl, and resurrection of Callicolaspis Bechyné (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 105 (4): 925–932.
- Bechyné, J. (1951). "Liste provisoire des Eumolpides de Bolivie et observations diverses sur les espèces de l'Amérique du Sud (Col. Phytophaga)". Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey Tutzing Bei München. 2: 227–352.
- Lefèvre, E. (1877). "Descriptions de coléoptères nouveaux ou peu connus de la famille des Eumolpides (1re partie)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 5. 7: 115–166.
- Bechyné, J. (1955). "Reise des Herrn G. Frey in Südamerika: Eumolpidae (Col. Phytophaga)". Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey Tutzing Bei München. 6: 569–657.
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