-kəˈlaspə̇s noun
Etymology: New Latin Colaspis, genus of leaf beetles, from col- (II) + -aspis
: a small pale brown elliptical leaf beetle ( Colaspis flavida or a closely related form) whose larva is a short-legged grub that feeds on the roots of many cultivated plants and is sometimes especially destructive to soybeans and corn planted after clover — called also clover rootworm