Pseudocolaspis cupreofemorata
| Pseudocolaspis cupreofemorata | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Pseudocolaspis |
| Species: | P. cupreofemorata
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| Binomial name | |
| Pseudocolaspis cupreofemorata | |
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ Zoia, S. (2022). "Distributional and nomenclatural notes on some African Eumolpinae (Insecta: Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Vernate. 41: 445–450. Retrieved 18 February 2026.