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Issue: Vol. 4161 No. 2: 5 Sept. 2016
Type: Article
Published: 2016-09-05
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4161.2.5
Page range: 228–236
Abstract views: 110
PDF downloaded: 2

Colaspis caligula, a new species found in association with Vitis vinifera (L.) crops in Argentina (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Laboratorio de Entomología, Instituto Argentino de Investigaciones de Zonas Áridas (IADIZA), CCT Mendoza CONICET, C.C. 507, 5500 Mendoza, Argentina.
Departamento Científico de Entomología. Museo de La Plata. Paseo del Bosque 1900, La Plata, Argentina.
Cátedra de Zoología Agrícola, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. UNCuyo. Alte. Brown 500, Chacras de Coria, Luján, Mendoza, Argentina
Cátedra de Zoología Agrícola, Facultad de Ciencias Agrarias. UNCuyo. Alte. Brown 500, Chacras de Coria, Luján, Mendoza, Argentina
Coleoptera Eumolpinae new species pest life cycle vine crops

Abstract

Some species of Colaspis Fabricius are well-known pests of several crops in Argentina. In this contribution, we describe a new species within this genus: Colaspis caligula n. sp., found in association with Vitis vinifera (Linnaeus) crops. We provide descriptions and illustrations of the mature larva, pupa and adult, as well as notes on its diagnostic characters, life cycle, and the damages produced to the plants.

 

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