''Colasposoma'' is a genus of

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s in the subfamily

Eumolpinae The Eumolpinae are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. It is one of the largest subfamilies of leaf beetles, including more than 500 genera and 7000 species. They are oval, and convex in form, and measure up to 10 mm in size. ...

. It is known from Africa, Asia and Australia. '' C. sellatum'', ''C. auripenne'' (now known as '' C. viridicoeruleum'') and '' C. dauricum'' are known as pests of

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es.

List of species

Subgenus ''Colasposoma'' Laporte, 1833 * '' Colasposoma abdominale'' Baly, 1864 * ''

Colasposoma acaciae ''Colasposoma'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Africa, Asia and Australia. '' C. sellatum'', ''C. auripenne'' (now known as '' C. viridicoeruleum'') and '' C. dauricum'' are known as pests of sweet potato ...

'' Bryant, 1944 * ''

Colasposoma aemulum ''Colasposoma'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Africa, Asia and Australia. '' C. sellatum'', ''C. auripenne'' (now known as '' C. viridicoeruleum'') and '' C. dauricum'' are known as pests of sweet potato ...

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Colasposoma aeneicolor ''Colasposoma'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Africa, Asia and Australia. '' C. sellatum'', ''C. auripenne'' (now known as '' C. viridicoeruleum'') and '' C. dauricum'' are known as pests of sweet potato ...

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, 1939 * ''

Colasposoma aeneoviolaceum ''Colasposoma aeneoviolaceum'' is a species of leaf beetle of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was first described by the Belgian entomologist in 1941. Description Adults measure between 7 and 10 mm in length. They have a shiny bro ...

'' Burgeon, 1941 ** ''

Colasposoma aeneoviolaceum aeneoviolaceum ''Colasposoma aeneoviolaceum'' is a species of leaf beetle of the Democratic Republic of the Congo. It was first described by the Belgian entomologist in 1941. Description Adults measure between 7 and 10 mm in length. They have a shiny bro ...

'' Burgeon, 1941 ** '' Colasposoma aeneoviolaceum elisabethae'' Burgeon, 1941 * '' Colasposoma akaense'' Selman, 1972 * '' Colasposoma alutaceum'' Jacoby, 1900 * '' Colasposoma amplicolle''

, 1877 * '' Colasposoma angolense''

, 1939 * '' Colasposoma antennale'' Jacoby, 1881 * '' Colasposoma apicale'' Jacoby, 1881 * '' Colasposoma apicipenne'' Tan, 1983 * '' Colasposoma ardens'' Harold, 1879 * '' Colasposoma aruwimiense''

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, 1892 * '' Colasposoma atrocyaneum'' Zoia, 2012 * '' Colasposoma aurichalcicum'' ( J. Thomson, 1858) * '' Colasposoma auripes'' Jacoby, 1894 ** '' Colasposoma auripes auripes'' Jacoby, 1894 ** '' Colasposoma auripes kafakumbae'' Burgeon, 1941 * '' Colasposoma austerum'' Zoia, 2012 * '' Colasposoma balyi'' Jacoby, 1904 * '' Colasposoma basicostatum''

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, 1919 * '' Colasposoma bedeli'' Achard, 1923 * '' Colasposoma beiraense'' Jacoby, 1904 * '' Colasposoma benguelanum'' Achard, 1924 * '' Colasposoma benningseni''

, 1902 * '' Colasposoma birmanicum'' Medvedev, 2007 * '' Colasposoma blandum''

, 1904 * '' Colasposoma bonvouloiri''

, 1877 * '' Colasposoma bottegoi'' Jacoby, 1899 * '' Colasposoma brevepilosum'' Zoia, 2012 ** '' Colasposoma brevepilosum brevepilosum'' Zoia, 2012 ** '' Colasposoma brevepilosum maritimum'' Zoia, 2012 ** '' Colasposoma brevepilosum orientale'' Zoia, 2012 * '' Colasposoma camerunense'' Jacoby, 1903 * '' Colasposoma chailluensis'' Selman, 1970 * '' Colasposoma chapuisi'' ( Harold, 1874) * '' Colasposoma chloris''

, 1877 * '' Colasposoma coerulescens''

Motschulsky Victor Ivanovich Motschulsky, sometimes Victor von Motschulsky (Russian: Виктор Иванович Мочульский; 11 April 1810, St. Petersburg – 5 June 1871, Simferopol) was a Russian entomologist mainly interested in beetles. Mo ...

, 1860 * '' Colasposoma coffeae''

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, 1911 * '' Colasposoma collare'' Achard, 1923 * ''Colasposoma collare'' Zoia, 2020 (homonym of previous) * '' Colasposoma colmanti'' Burgeon, 1941 * '' Colasposoma compactum'' Gerstaecker, 1871 * '' Colasposoma concinnum''

, 1905 * '' Colasposoma conradi'' Jacoby, 1900 * '' Colasposoma consimile''

, 1909 * '' Colasposoma costatum'' Harold, 1877 * ''

Colasposoma crampeli ''Colasposoma'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Africa, Asia and Australia. '' C. sellatum'', ''C. auripenne'' (now known as '' C. viridicoeruleum'') and '' C. dauricum'' are known as pests of sweet potato ...

, 1941 * '' Colasposoma crenulatum'' Gerstaecker, 1855 ** '' Colasposoma crenulatum crenulatum'' Gerstaecker, 1855 ** '' Colasposoma crenulatum karibaense'' Zoia, 2007 * '' Colasposoma curtepilosum''

, 1942 * '' Colasposoma curvipes'' Jacoby, 1901 * '' Colasposoma cyaneicorne''

, 1932 * '' Colasposoma cyaneocupreum'' Fairmaire, 1887 * '' Colasposoma dahomeyanum'' Aslam, 1968 * '' Colasposoma dauricum'' (

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, 1849) * '' Colasposoma davidi''

, 1887 * '' Colasposoma densatum'' Fairmaire, 1887 * ''

Colasposoma dentaticolle ''Colasposoma'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Africa, Asia and Australia. '' C. sellatum'', ''C. auripenne'' (now known as '' C. viridicoeruleum'') and '' C. dauricum'' are known as pests of sweet potato ...

, 1953 * '' Colasposoma dentipes'' (

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, 1801) * '' Colasposoma distinctum'' Baly, 1867 * '' Colasposoma diversipenne''

, 1939 * '' Colasposoma downesii'' Baly, 1862 ** '' Colasposoma downesii asperatum''

, 1885 ** '' Colasposoma downesii downesii'' Baly, 1862 * '' Colasposoma ertli''

, 1905 * '' Colasposoma erythreanum''

, 1939 * '' Colasposoma fairmairei''

, 1877 ** '' Colasposoma fairmairei fairmairei''

, 1877 ** '' Colasposoma fairmairei katangense'' Burgeon, 1941 * '' Colasposoma favareli''

, 1938 * '' Colasposoma flavipes'' Harold, 1877 * '' Colasposoma flavolimbatum'' (

, 1905) * '' Colasposoma fulgidipenne'' Achard, 1923 * '' Colasposoma fulgidum''

, 1877 * '' Colasposoma fulvipes''

, 1877 * '' Colasposoma gabonense'' Jacoby, 1894 * '' Colasposoma geminatum''

, 1922 * '' Colasposoma geniculatum''

, 1905 * '' Colasposoma gibbicolle'' Jacoby, 1881 * '' Colasposoma gloriosum''

, 1902 * '' Colasposoma gregarium''

, 1886 * '' Colasposoma haefligeri''

, 1906 * '' Colasposoma hajeki'' Zoia, 2012 * '' Colasposoma hirsutum'' Burgeon, 1941 * '' Colasposoma holasi''

, 1953 * '' Colasposoma homolamprum'' Fairmaire, 1902 * '' Colasposoma inconstans'' Baly, 1864 * '' Colasposoma instabile'' Harold, 1877 * '' Colasposoma iturianum''

, 1912 * '' Colasposoma jacksoni'' Bryant, 1957 * '' Colasposoma jucundum''

, 1877 * '' Colasposoma keyense''

, 1943 * '' Colasposoma kindaense'' Burgeon, 1941 * '' Colasposoma langeri'' Zoia, 2020 * '' Colasposoma laticolle'' Jacoby, 1900 * '' Colasposoma laticorne'' ( J. Thomson, 1858) * '' Colasposoma lividipes'' Jacoby, 1903 * '' Colasposoma longipes'' Jacoby, 1881 * '' Colasposoma lucubense'' Brancsik, 1893 * '' Colasposoma luluense'' Burgeon, 1941 * '' Colasposoma macrocnemis'' Burgeon, 1941 * '' Colasposoma madagassum'' Harold, 1877 * '' Colasposoma madoni''

, 1942 * '' Colasposoma magnificum'' Bryant, 1957 * '' Colasposoma marshalli'' Jacoby, 1898 * '' Colasposoma mauricei'' Medvedev, 2003 * '' Colasposoma mediocre'' Fairmaire, 1902 * '' Colasposoma melancholicum'' Jacoby, 1881 * '' Colasposoma metallicum''

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, 1865 * '' Colasposoma micheli''

, 1952 * '' Colasposoma mirabile'' Jacoby, 1904 * '' Colasposoma monardi''

, 1939 * '' Colasposoma monticola''

, 1909 * '' Colasposoma neavei'' Bryant, 1957 * '' Colasposoma nepalense'' Kimoto, 2001 * '' Colasposoma nigriventre'' Baly, 1867 * '' Colasposoma nigroaeneum''

, 1860 * '' Colasposoma nitens''

, 1919 * '' Colasposoma obscurum'' Jacoby, 1900 * '' Colasposoma ornatum'' Jacoby, 1881 * '' Colasposoma ovatum'' Achard, 1923 * '' Colasposoma overlaeti'' Burgeon, 1941 * '' Colasposoma ovulum''

, 1885 * '' Colasposoma parvicolle'' Burgeon, 1941 * '' Colasposoma parvulum''

, 1890 * '' Colasposoma perlatum'' Harold, 1880 * '' Colasposoma perrieri'' Jacoby, 1904 * '' Colasposoma piceitarse'' Jacoby, 1904 * ''

Colasposoma pilosum ''Colasposoma'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Africa, Asia and Australia. '' C. sellatum'', ''C. auripenne'' (now known as '' C. viridicoeruleum'') and '' C. dauricum'' are known as pests of sweet potato ...

, 1885 * ''Colasposoma pilosum''

, 1943 (homonym of previous) * '' Colasposoma plumbeum'' Jacoby, 1898 * '' Colasposoma posticum''

, 1905 * '' Colasposoma pradieri''

, 1877 * '' Colasposoma prasinum'' Clavareau, 1909 * '' Colasposoma pretiosum'' Baly, 1860 * '' Colasposoma propinquum'' Baly, 1867 * '' Colasposoma pubescens''

, 1877 * '' Colasposoma pubipenne'' Jacoby, 1898 * '' Colasposoma purcharti'' Zoia, 2012 * '' Colasposoma purpuratum''

, 1860 * '' Colasposoma purpureicolor''

, 1939 * '' Colasposoma purpureipenne''

, 1941 * '' Colasposoma purpureocinctum''

, 1942 * '' Colasposoma pusillum'' Jacoby, 1904 * '' Colasposoma pustuliferum''

, 1939 * '' Colasposoma quadrimaculatum''

, 1919 * '' Colasposoma reygnaulti''

, 1942 * ''

Colasposoma robustum ''Colasposoma'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Africa, Asia and Australia. ''Colasposoma sellatum, C. sellatum'', ''C. auripenne'' (now known as ''Colasposoma viridicoeruleum, C. viridicoeruleum'') and '' ...

'' Jacoby, 1881 * '' Colasposoma ruficolle'' Bryant, 1957 * '' Colasposoma rufimembris''

, 1942 * '' Colasposoma rufipes'' (

, 1793) (?) * ''Colasposoma rufipes'' Jacoby, 1900 (homonym of previous) * '' Colasposoma rugatum'' Achard, 1923 * '' Colasposoma rugulosum'' Baly, 1867 * '' Colasposoma rutilans'' (Klug, 1833) * '' Colasposoma sansibaricum'' Harold, 1879 * '' Colasposoma scapulatum'' Fairmaire, 1903 * '' Colasposoma scutellare''

, 1877 * ''

Colasposoma sellatum ''Colasposoma sellatum'' is a species of leaf beetle from Australia and Papua New Guinea, described by Joseph Sugar Baly in 1878. In Australia, it is found around Darwin in the Northern Territory, in the north-east of Queensland and on the Torre ...

'' Baly, 1878 * '' Colasposoma semiasperum'' Fairmaire, 1902 * '' Colasposoma semicostatum'' Jacoby, 1908 * '' Colasposoma semihirsutum'' Jacoby, 1898 * '' Colasposoma semipurpureum'' Jacoby, 1901 * '' Colasposoma senegalense'' Laporte, 1833 * ''Colasposoma senegalense'' (

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, 1835) (homonym of previous) * '' Colasposoma separatum''

, 1877 * '' Colasposoma sheppardi'' Jacoby, 1904 * '' Colasposoma splendidum'' (

, 1792) * '' Colasposoma subaureum'' Jacoby, 1900 * '' Colasposoma subcostatum'' Gerstaecker, 1871 * '' Colasposoma sublaeve'' Fairmaire, 1903 * '' Colasposoma subnigrum''

, 1939 * '' Colasposoma subopacum''

, 1919 * '' Colasposoma subpurpureum''

, 1942 * '' Colasposoma subsericum'' Harold, 1879 * '' Colasposoma sumptuosum''

, 1906 * '' Colasposoma suturale'' Zoia, 2020 * '' Colasposoma tarsale'' Jacoby, 1881 * '' Colasposoma tenenbaumi''

, 1943 * '' Colasposoma tibiale'' Baly, 1878 * '' Colasposoma timorense''

, 1943 * '' Colasposoma tinantae'' Burgeon, 1941 * '' Colasposoma tokeri'' Bryant, 1957 * '' Colasposoma transvalense'' Jacoby, 1897 * '' Colasposoma transversicolle'' Jacoby, 1889 * '' Colasposoma tumidulum''

, 1904 * '' Colasposoma unicostatum'' Zoia, 2012 * '' Colasposoma varendorffi''

, 1914 * '' Colasposoma variabile'' Jacoby, 1881 * '' Colasposoma varicolor'' Fairmaire, 1887 * '' Colasposoma vedyi'' Burgeon, 1941 * '' Colasposoma velutinum''

, 1885 * '' Colasposoma versicolor''

, 1887 * '' Colasposoma vestitum'' J. Thomson, 1858 * '' Colasposoma vicinale'' Tan, 1983 * '' Colasposoma villosulum''

, 1885 * ''

Colasposoma viridicoeruleum ''Colasposoma viridicoeruleum'' is a species of beetle belonging to the family Leaf beetle, Chrysomelidae, described by Victor Motschulsky in 1860. It is known as a pest of sweet potatoes. The species was formerly known as ''Colasposoma auripenne ...

, 1860 * '' Colasposoma viridicolle'' Fairmaire, 1887 * '' Colasposoma viridifasciatum''

, 1860 * '' Colasposoma viridivittatum'' Baly, 1865 * '' Colasposoma williamsi'' Bryant, 1957 * '' Colasposoma wittei'' Burgeon, 1941 * '' Colasposoma yunnanum'' Fairmaire, 1888 * '' Colasposoma zavattarii''

, 1938 Subgenus ''Falsonerissus''

, 1951 (Synonyms: ''Iranomolpus'' Lopatin, 1979; ''Andosiomorpha'' Lopatin, 1981; ''Bezdekia'' Warchałowski, 2005) * '' Colasposoma argentatum'' (Lopatin, 1981) * '' Colasposoma badium'' (Lopatin, 1979) * '' Colasposoma coracinum'' (Lopatin, 1996) * '' Colasposoma distinguendum'' Zoia, 2012 * '' Colasposoma grande'' (

, 1890) ** '' Colasposoma grande grande'' (

, 1890) ** '' Colasposoma grande insulare'' Zoia, 2012 * '' Colasposoma socotranum'' (

, 1903) * '' Colasposoma tenebrosum'' (Warchałowski, 2005) * '' Colasposoma villosum'' Zoia, 2012 Synonyms: * ''Colasposoma aeneoviride''

, 1865: synonym of '' Colaspoides cuprea'' Baly, 1867 * ''Colasposoma albopilosum''

, 1943: synonym of '' Colasposoma villosulum''

, 1885 * ''Colasposoma andrewesi'' Jacoby, 1895: synonym of '' Colasposoma downesii asperatum''

, 1885 * ''Colasposoma arcuateimpressum''

, 1943: synonym of ''

'' Jacoby, 1881 * ''Colasposoma asperatum'' Fairmaire, 1902 (not ''C. downesii asperatum''

, 1885): renamed to '' Colasposoma perrieri'' Jacoby, 1904 * ''Colasposoma aureovittatum'' Baly, 1864: synonym of '' Colasposoma downesii downesii'' Baly, 1862 * ''Colasposoma auripenne''

, 1860: synonym of ''

, 1860 * ''Colasposoma bicoloratum'' Jacoby, 1908: synonym of ''

'' Jacoby, 1881 * ''Colasposoma bonnevili''

, 1943: synonym of '' Colasposoma pretiosum'' Baly, 1860 * ''Colasposoma castetsi''

, 1943: synonym of '' Colasposoma semicostatum'' Jacoby, 1908 * ''Colasposoma coimbatorense''

, 1943: synonym of ''

'' Jacoby, 1881 * ''Colasposoma coromandeliana'' Jacoby, 1908: synonym of ''

'' Jacoby, 1881 * ''Colasposoma cumingi'' Baly, 1867: synonym of '' Colasposoma viridifasciatum''

, 1860 * ''Colasposoma cyaneicollis''

, 1943: synonym of ''

'' Jacoby, 1881 * ''Colasposoma cyaneovittatum''

, 1943: synonym of '' Colasposoma ornatum'' Jacoby, 1881 * ''Colasposoma gregarium''

, 1886: synonym of '' Colasposoma viridifasciatum''

, 1860 * ''Colasposoma madoni''

, 1943 (not ''C. madoni''

, 1942): renamed to '' Colasposoma mauricei'' Medvedev, 2003 * ''Colasposoma mutabile'' Baly, 1867: synonym of ''

, 1860 * ''Colasposoma nathani''

, 1943: synonym of ''

'' Jacoby, 1881 * ''Colasposoma nitidum'' Baly, 1867: synonym of '' Colasposoma distinctum'' Baly, 1867 * ''Colasposoma prosternale'' Jacoby, 1908: synonym of '' Colasposoma downesii asperatum''

, 1885 * ''Colasposoma ramnadense''

, 1943: synonym of '' Colasposoma semicostatum'' Jacoby, 1908 * ''Colasposoma ruficorne''

, 1943: synonym of '' Colasposoma lividipes'' Jacoby, 1903 * ''Colasposoma rufipenne''

, 1943: synonym of '' Colasposoma pretiosum'' Baly, 1860 * ''Colasposoma rufofemorale''

, 1943: synonym of '' Colasposoma lividipes'' Jacoby, 1903 * ''Colasposoma rufum'' (

, 1941): moved to '' Lefevrea'' * ''Colasposoma rugiceps''

, 1885: synonym of '' Colasposoma distinctum'' Baly, 1867 * ''Colasposoma rugipenne''

, 1860: moved to '' Colaspoides'' * ''Colasposoma serratulum''

, 1885: synonym of '' Colasposoma downesii asperatum''

, 1885 * ''Colasposoma sparsepunctatum''

, 1943: synonym of ''

'' Jacoby, 1881 * ''Colasposoma viridicinctum''

, 1943: synonym of '' Colasposoma versicolor''

, 1887 * ''Colasposoma viridigeniculatum''

, 1943: synonym of '' Colasposoma lividipes'' Jacoby, 1903

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