Colaspis planicostata is a species of leaf beetle from North America.[2][3][4][5] It is distributed in southern Texas and in Mexico.[5] It is differentiated from Colaspis brunnea and related species in the United States by the color of the ventral surface, which is dark with a metallic green luster.[1]

Colaspis planicostata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Colaspis
Species:
C. planicostata
Binomial name
Colaspis planicostata
Blake, 1974[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b Blake, D. H. (1974). "The costate species of Colaspis in the United States (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology (181): 1–24. doi:10.5479/si.00810282.181.
  2. ^ "Colaspis planicostata Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  3. ^ "Colaspis planicostata species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  4. ^ "Colaspis planicostata". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-06.
  5. ^ a b "Colaspis planicostata Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-06.

Further reading

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