''Graphops comosa'', known generally as the Monahans sandhill chrysomelid or long-haired graphops, is a species of
leaf beetle.
[ It is found in southeast New Mexico and the adjacent region of Texas.][
Adult beetles of ''G. comosa'' have the heaviest pubescence of any in the genus. Their coarse white hairs entirely conceal the punctuation on the elytra, giving the beetles a grayish appearance similar to that of '']Glyptoscelis
''Glyptoscelis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. There are 38 species of ''Glyptoscelis'' described from North, Central and South America. There are also three species of ''Glyptoscelis'' known from the West Indies, thou ...
'' species. The specific name, ''comosa'', is Latin for "with long hair".[
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Eumolpinae
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Taxa named by Doris Holmes Blake
Beetles described in 1955
Beetles of the United States
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