title: Colasposoma dauricum Mannerheim, 1849 an Asian species adventive to Piedmont, Italy (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae).
abstract: Colasposoma dauricum Mannerheim, 1849, a species native to the Eastern Asia, is newly found in Piedmont-Italy. This discovery constitutes the first report of the species from Europe, as well as its first report from outside the original area. The general habitus of the species, the distribution in Italy based on the current knowledge, ecological notes and a reference cox1 gene sequences are reported in the present note.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Scienze Agrarie e Ambientali - Università degli Studi di Milano, I-20133 Milano, Italy; Email: matteo.montagna@unimi.it.
authors.forename: Matteo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Montagna
authors.affiliation: Via Ponte Nuovo 109/4, I-20128 Milano, Italy; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zoia
authors.affiliation: Museo di Storia Naturale di Milano, Corso Venezia 55, I-20121 Milano, Italy; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Leonardi
authors.affiliation: Via S. Pietro 4, I-10051 Avigliana, Italy; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Vincenzo Di
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Taddeo
authors.affiliation: Centro di Entomologia Alpina - Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, I-20133 Milano, Italy; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Roberto
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Caldara
authors.affiliation: Centro di Entomologia Alpina - Università degli Studi di Milano, Via Celoria 2, I-20133 Milano, Italy; Email: unknown.
authors.forename: Davide
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sassi
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000825:Animal Structures / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000254:growth & development; D000818:Animals; D049628:Body Size; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000145:classification* / Q000254:growth & development; D005060:Europe; D005202:Asia, Eastern; D005260:Female; D007558:Italy; D008297:Male; D009929:Organ Size