Colaspis bridarollii is a species of leaf beetle from South America. It was first described by the Czech entomologist Jan Bechyné in 1949, and was dedicated to the Argentine Jesuit entomologist Albino Juan Bridarolli.[1] It is one of the main pests of potatoes in Buenos Aires Province, Argentina;[2] it was first reported attacking potatoes in the region in 1997.[3]
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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: | Colaspis |
| Species: | C. bridarollii
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| Colaspis bridarollii | |
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Distribution edit
In Argentina, C. bridarollii is recorded from Santiago del Estero, Buenos Aires, Córdoba, Entre Ríos, Misiones, Santa Fe and Chaco. It is also recorded from Paraguay, Uruguay and Brazil.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b Bechyné, J. (1949). "Liste provisoire des Eumolpides de la Republique Argentine et observations diverses sur les Eumolpides de l'Amerique du Sud (Col., Chrysomeloidea)" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Lilloana. 8: 457–535. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-04-11. Retrieved 2018-12-30.
- ^ Lopez, A. N.; Alvarez Castillo, H. A.; Carmona, D.; Manetti, P. L.; Mondino, E.; Vincini, A. M. (2002). "Biological aspects of Colaspis bridarollii (Bechyné) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) in Argentina". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 56 (2): 259–269. doi:10.1649/0010-065X(2002)056[0259:BAOCBB]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 4009660. S2CID 85787069.
- ^ a b Cabrera, N.; Alvarez Castillo, H. A.; López, A. N.; Vincini, A. M. (1997). "Una nueva plaga potencial de papa en Argentina, Maecolaspis bridarollii (Bechyné) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae)" (PDF). Revista Latinoamericana de la Papa. 9/10: 188–199.