Colasposoma dauricum

Colasposoma dauricum is a species of leaf beetle from eastern Asia.[3] It was first described by Carl Gustaf Mannerheim in 1849. It is known as a pest of sweet potatoes.[4]

Colasposoma dauricum
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Colasposoma
Subgenus:	Colasposoma (Colasposoma)
Species:	C. dauricum
Binomial name
Colasposoma dauricum (Mannerheim, 1849)[1]
Synonyms[2]
Acis dauricum Mannerheim, 1849 Colasposoma cyaneum Motschulsky, 1860 Colasposoma mongolicum Motschulsky, 1860

Distribution

The species is known from Russia (Siberia and Far East), Kazakhstan, Mongolia, China (North and Northeast), Taiwan, North Korea, South Korea and Japan.[5] In 2016, it was also recorded in Piedmont, Italy as an invasive species.[6]

References

1. Mannerheim, C. G. von (1849). "Insectes coléopteres de la Sibérie orientale, nouveaux ou peu connus". Bulletin de la Société impériale des naturalistes de Moscou. 22 (1): 220–249.
2. Medvedev, L. N. (2007). "To the knowledge of Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) described by V. Motschulsky" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 15 (4): 409–417.
3. 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.
4. Alaijos, O.; Lee, J. (2005). "Longevity and Fecundity of Colasposoma dauricum Mannerheim (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae), a Pest of Sweet Potato in Korea". Philippine Agricultural Scientist. 88 (2): 171–174.
5. Moseyko, A. G.; Guskova, E. V.; Kolov, S. V.; Orlova-Benkovskaya, M. Ya. (2018). "New Data on the Distribution of Colasposoma dauricum (Mannerheim, 1849) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in Russia and Kazakhstan". Entomological Review. 98 (3): 324–328. doi:10.1134/S0013873818030090. S2CID 90660404.
6. Montagna, M.; Zoia, S.; Leonardi, C.; Taddeo, V.D.; Caldara, R.; Sassi, D. (2016). "Colasposoma dauricum Mannerheim, 1849 an Asian Species Adventive to Piedmont, Italy (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)". Zootaxa. 4097 (1): 127–129. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4097.1.8. PMID 27394530.