Macrocoma setosa

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Macrocoma setosa
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Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Macrocoma
Species:
M. setosa
Binomial name
Macrocoma setosa
(H. Lucas, 1846)
Synonyms[1][2]
Sensu stricto
  • Pseudocolaspis setosa H. Lucas, 1846
  • Pseudocolaspis cylindrica var. vaucheri Pic, 1907
mesatlantica
  • Macrocoma cylindrica mesatlantica Kocher, 1959
  • Macrocoma cylindrica mesatlantica var. fauconnieri Kocher, 1959

Macrocoma setosa is a species of leaf beetle found in Algeria[3] and Morocco[4] It was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1846, as a species of Pseudocolaspis.

Subspecies[]

There are two subspecies of M. setosa:[1]

  • Macrocoma setosa mesatlantica Kocher, 1959: Found in Morocco. Inhabits the Middle Atlas range.[1]
  • Macrocoma setosa setosa (H. Lucas, 1846): The nominotypical subspecies. Found in Algeria and Morocco.

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Warchałowski, A. (2001). "A preliminary review of Western Palaearctic Macrocoma Chevrolat, 1837 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)". Genus. 12 (4): 449–477. CiteSeerX 10.1.1.631.3702.
  2. ^ Moseyko, A. G.; Sprecher-Uebersax, E. (2010). "Eumolpinae". In Löbl, I.; Smetana, A. (eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. pp. 619–643. ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2.
  3. ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Libya". Chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
  4. ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Morocco". Chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved August 2, 2016.


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