Macrocoma setosa

Macrocoma setosa is a species of leaf beetle found in Algeria[3] and Morocco[4] described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1846.[3]

Macrocoma setosa
Scientific classification
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, 1958 Macrocoma cylindrica mesatlantica var. fauconnieri Kocher, 1958

Subspecies

There are two subspecies of M. setosa:

• Macrocoma setosa mesatlantica Kocher, 1958: Found in Morocco.
• Macrocoma setosa setosa (H. Lucas, 1846): The nominotypical subspecies. Found in Algeria and Morocco.

References

1. 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.