Pseudocolaspis cupreofemorata

Pseudocolaspis cupreofemorata
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Pseudocolaspis
Species:
P. cupreofemorata
Binomial name
Pseudocolaspis cupreofemorata
Jacoby, 1900[1]

Pseudocolaspis cupreofemorata is a species of leaf beetle found in central and southern Africa.[2] It was first described from Harare by Martin Jacoby in 1900.

Subspecies

There are two subspecies of P. cupreofemorata:

  • Pseudocolaspis cupreofemorata cupreofemorata Jacoby, 1900[1] – Zimbabwe, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, Zambia
  • Pseudocolaspis cupreofemorata overlaeti Burgeon, 1940 – Democratic Republic of the Congo

References

  1. ^ a b Jacoby, M. (1900). "On new genera and species of Phytophagous Coleoptera from South and Central Africa". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1900: 203–266.
  2. ^ Zoia, S. (2022). "Distributional and nomenclatural notes on some African Eumolpinae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Vernate. 41: 445–450. Retrieved 18 February 2026.