Macrocoma setosa

Macrocoma setosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Macrocoma
Species:	M. setosa
Binomial name
	Macrocoma setosa; (H. Lucas, 1846)
Synonyms
	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 Algeria³ and Morocco⁴ 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

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.
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.
"African Eumolpinae checklist: Libya". Chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved August 2, 2016.
"African Eumolpinae checklist: Morocco". Chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved August 2, 2016.