Colaspis Pini
''Colaspis pini'', the pine colaspis, is a species of leaf beetle from North America. It is known to feed on pines in the southern United States, and is an occasional pest of Christmas trees. It was first described by the American entomologist Herbert Spencer Barber in 1937. ''Colaspis pini'' resembles ''Colaspis brunnea'' (the grape colaspis), and is externally almost identical to ''Colaspis flavocostata'' but differs in the shape of the aedeagus. Subspecies These two subspecies belong to the species ''Colaspis pini'': * ''Colaspis pini pini'' Herbert Spencer Barber, Barber, 1937 * ''Colaspis pini schotti'' Herbert Spencer Barber, Barber, 1937 i c g Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net References Further reading

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Herbert Spencer Barber
Herbert Spencer Barber (18821950) was an American entomologist.Herbert Spencer Barber
at the SIA archives. Herbert was born on April 12, 1882, in , to Amherst Willoughby and Velma Barber. His father, a civil engineer, was greatly interested in natural sciences. He grew up attending public schools in , and then attended high school for two years in