Species of beetle

Colasposoma brevepilosum

Scientific classification
Kingdom:  | Animalia
Phylum:  | Arthropoda
Class:  | Insecta
Order:  | Coleoptera
Family:  | Chrysomelidae
Genus:  | Colasposoma
Subgenus:  | Colasposoma (Colasposoma)
Species:  |

C. brevepilosum

Binomial name
Colasposoma brevepilosum

Zoia, 2012[1]

Colasposoma brevepilosum is a species of leaf beetle endemic to Socotra.[2] The species was described by Stefano Zoia in 2012. The species name refers to the short pubescence of the dorsum.[1]

## Subspecies[edit]

There are three subspecies of Colasposoma brevepilosum:[1]

* Colasposoma brevepilosum brevepilosum Zoia, 2012: The nominotypical subspecies.
* Colasposoma brevepilosum maritimum Zoia, 2012: The subspecies name refers to the specimens of the subspecies being collected at low altitude, not far from the sea.
* Colasposoma brevepilosum orientale Zoia, 2012: The subspecies name refers to the fact the specimen studied was collected in the easternmost area of Socotra.

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Zoia, S. (2012). "Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of Socotra Island" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 52 (supplementum 2): 449–501.
2. ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Yemen". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved August 1, 2016.

Taxon identifiers|

* Wikidata: Q42307387
* Wikispecies: Colasposoma brevepilosum
* GBIF: 8830982
* MNHN: brevepilosum

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