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.
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Coleothorpa |
| Species: | C. dominicana
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| Binomial name | |
| Coleothorpa dominicana (Fabricius, 1801)
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Subspecies edit
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 edit
Slosser, JE. Biology of Coleothorpa Dominicana Franciscana (Leconte). Vol. 28, Southwestern Entomologist, 2003.
- ^ a b c "Coleothorpa dominicana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ a b "Coleothorpa dominicana species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ a b "Coleothorpa dominicana". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ a b "Coleothorpa dominicana Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
- ^ "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
Further reading edit
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.
External links edit
Media related to Coleothorpa dominicana at Wikimedia Commons
