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Graphops comosa

Graphops comosa, known generally as the Monahans sandhill chrysomelid or long-haired graphops, is a species of leaf beetle. It is found in southeast New Mexico and the adjacent region of Texas.

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Graphops comosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Graphops
Species:
G. comosa
Binomial name
Graphops comosa
Blake, 19551

Graphops comosa, known generally as the Monahans sandhill chrysomelid or long-haired graphops, is a species of leaf beetle.2345 It is found in southeast New Mexico and the adjacent region of Texas.5

Adult beetles of G. comosa have the heaviest pubescence of any in the genus. Their coarse white hairs entirely conceal the punctuation on the elytra, giving the beetles a grayish appearance similar to that of Glyptoscelis species. The specific name, comosa, is Latin for "with long hair".5

References

References

  1. Blake, D. H. (1955). "A study of LeConte's species of the chrysomelid genus Graphops with descriptions of some new species". Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 113 (4): 263–301.
  2. "Graphops comosa Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  3. "Graphops comosa species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  4. "Graphops comosa". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
  5. "Graphops comosa Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-03.
Further reading

Further reading

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