Coleothorpa dominicana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Coleothorpa
Species:
C. dominicana
Binomial name
Coleothorpa dominicana
(Fabricius, 1801)

Coleothorpa dominicana is a species of case-bearing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.[1][2][3][4] It is found in North America.[1][5] These case-bearing leaf beetles lay eggs and the female beetle constructs a funnel structure that helps protect the eggs. The larvae lasts for 5 to 8 months and it takes about one year to fully develop the beetles to adulthood.

Subspecies

These two subspecies belong to the species Coleothorpa dominicana:

  • Coleothorpa dominicana dominicana (Fabricius, 1801) i c g
  • Coleothorpa dominicana franciscana (J. L. LeConte, 1859) i c g

Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]

References

Slosser, JE. Biology of Coleothorpa Dominicana Franciscana (Leconte). Vol. 28, Southwestern Entomologist, 2003.

  1. 1 2 3 "Coleothorpa dominicana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  2. 1 2 "Coleothorpa dominicana species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. 1 2 "Coleothorpa dominicana". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  4. 1 2 "Coleothorpa dominicana Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  5. ↑ "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

Further reading

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


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