Coleothorpa dominicana

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.

Coleothorpa dominicana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Coleothorpa
Species:	C. dominicana
Binomial name
Coleothorpa dominicana (Fabricius, 1801)

Subspecies

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

Slosser, JE. Biology of Coleothorpa Dominicana Franciscana (Leconte). Vol. 28, Southwestern Entomologist, 2003.

1. "Coleothorpa dominicana Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
2. "Coleothorpa dominicana species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
3. "Coleothorpa dominicana". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
4. "Coleothorpa dominicana Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
5. "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2018-05-04.

Further reading

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

External links

• Media related to Coleothorpa dominicana at Wikimedia Commons