# Macrocoma setosa

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***Macrocoma setosa*** is a species of [leaf beetle](/source/Leaf_beetle) found in [Algeria](/source/Algeria)[1] and [Morocco](/source/Morocco)[2] It was first described by [Hippolyte Lucas](/source/Hippolyte_Lucas) in 1846, as a species of *[Pseudocolaspis](/source/Pseudocolaspis)*.

## Subspecies

There are two subspecies of *M. setosa*:[3]

- *Macrocoma setosa mesatlantica* Kocher, 1959: Found in Morocco. Inhabits the [Middle Atlas](/source/Middle_Atlas) range.[3]
- *Macrocoma setosa setosa* ([H. Lucas](/source/Hippolyte_Lucas), 1846): The [nominotypical subspecies](/source/Nominotypical_subspecies). Found in Algeria and Morocco.

## References

1. ["African Eumolpinae checklist: Libya"](http://www.chrysomelidae.it/afr_Eum/checklist-x-nazioni/Algeria.html). Chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved August 2, 2016.

1. ["African Eumolpinae checklist: Morocco"](http://www.chrysomelidae.it/afr_Eum/checklist-x-nazioni/Morocco.html). Chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved August 2, 2016.

1. Warchałowski, A. (2001). "A preliminary review of Western Palaearctic *Macrocoma* Chevrolat, 1837 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)". *Genus*. **12** (4): 449–477. [CiteSeerX 10.1.1.631.3702](https://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.631.3702)

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