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Eumolpinae
The Eumolpinae are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. It is one of the largest subfamilies of leaf beetles, including more than 500 genera and 7000 species. They are oval, and convex in form, and measure up to 10 mm in size. Typical coloration for this subfamily of beetles ranges from bright yellow to dark red. Many species are iridescent or brilliantly metallic blue or green in appearance. Description Eumolpinae can be recognized at first sight by their rounded thoraces, more or less spherical or bell-shaped, but always significantly narrower than the mesothorax as covered by the elytra. Additional features include a small head set deeply into the thorax, and usually well-developed legs. They generally resemble other Chrysomelidae, but differ in having front coxae rounded and third tarsal segment bilobed beneath. Many are metallic, or yellow and spotted. The dogbane beetle (''Chrysochus auratus''), for instance, is very attractive—iridescent blue-green wit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eumolpini
Eumolpini is a tribe of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is the largest tribe in the subfamily, with approximately 170 genera found worldwide. Members of the tribe almost always have a longitudinal median groove on the pygidium, which possibly helps to keep the elytra locked at rest. They also generally have a subglabrous body, as well as appendiculate pretarsal claws. Taxonomy Following the leaf beetle classification of Seeno and Wilcox (1982), the genera of Eumolpini are divided into five informal groups or "sections": Corynodites, Edusites, Endocephalites, Eumolpites and Iphimeites. In the ''Catalog of the leaf beetles of America North of Mexico'', published in 2003, the section Myochroites of Bromiini was placed in synonymy with the section Iphimeites in Eumolpini. The North American genera '' Glyptoscelis'' and '' Myochrous'' from Myochroites were also transferred to Iphimeites. Genera These 172 genera belong to the tribe Eumolpini: * '' Abiromorphus'' Pic, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bromiini
Bromiini (or Adoxini) is a tribe of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. The tribe contains approximately 120 genera, which are found worldwide. They are generally thought to be an artificial group, often with a subcylindrical prothorax without lateral ridges and covered with setae or scales. Nomenclature The name "Bromiini" is conserved over the older name "Adoxini" because of Article 40(2) of the ICZN, which states: "If ... a family-group name was replaced before 1961 because of the synonymy of the type genus, the substitute name is to be maintained if it is in prevailing usage. A name maintained by virtue of this Article retains its own author but takes the priority of the replaced name, of which it is deemed to be the senior synonym." Bromiini is cited with its own author and date, followed by the date of the replaced name in parentheses: Bromiini Baly, 1865 (1863). Taxonomy Following the leaf beetle classification of Seeno and Wilcox (1982), the genera of Bromiini are d ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brachypnoea
''Brachypnoea'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is mostly found in the Neotropical realm, though there are also eight known species in the Nearctic realm. The genus was originally named ''Noda'', named by Chevrolat in Dejean's Catalogue in 1836. However, this was preoccupied by ''Noda'' Schellenberg, 1803, a genus in Diptera. Two replacement names were made for ''Noda'': ''Brachypnoea'', by Gistel in 1848, and ''Nodonota'' by Édouard Lefèvre in 1885. Since ''Brachypnoea'' was published first, it has priority over ''Nodonota''. Species These species belong to the genus ''Brachypnoea'': * '' Brachypnoea acuminata'' (Lefèvre, 1885) * '' Brachypnoea acutangula'' ( Jacoby, 1890) * '' Brachypnoea angulicollis'' (Lefèvre, 1876) * '' Brachypnoea arbustorum'' Bechyné & Bechyné, 1961 * '' Brachypnoea argentinensis'' ( Jacoby, 1904) * '' Brachypnoea atra'' (Harold, 1875) ** ''Brachypnoea atra adequata'' ( Bechyné, 1955) ** ''Brachypnoea atra atr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cubispa
''Cubispa'' is a genus of leaf beetles consisting of two species from Central America and the Caribbean. It is classified within the tribe Cubispini, which is placed within either the Eumolpinae or the Cassidinae. Beetles in the genus are wingless, and are associated with cloud forests. Taxonomy The genus ''Cubispa'' was originally established by Herbert Spencer Barber for a single species described from Cuba, ''Cubispa turquino'', and was placed in the subfamily Hispinae (now included in Cassidinae), in the tribe Cephaloleini. It was transferred to the subfamily Eumolpinae in 1954 by Francisco Monrós, who placed the genus in its own tribe, Cubispini. A second species for the genus, ''Cubispa esmeralda'', was described by C.L. Staines from Guatemala in 2000. A second genus, ''Lobispa'', was described and placed in the tribe Cubispini in 2001. According to Borowiec & Świętojańska (2014), the placement of the tribe Cubispini and the genus ''Cubispa'' is still uncertain, and t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cubispini
Cubispini is a tribe of leaf beetles from the Neotropical realm. It is classified within either the Eumolpinae or the Cassidinae. It was established by Francisco Monrós in 1954 to contain the genus ''Cubispa'', which was originally placed in the subfamily Hispinae (now included in Cassidinae), in the tribe Cephaloleini. A second genus, ''Lobispa ''Lobispa'' is a genus of leaf beetles consisting of three species from Central America and northern South America. It is classified within the tribe Cubispini, which is placed within the subfamily Eumolpinae. The genus superficially resembles th ...'', was described and placed in the tribe by C.L. Staines in 2001. According to Borowiec & Świętojańska (2014), the placement of the tribe Cubispini and the genus ''Cubispa'' is still uncertain, and they prefer to exclude ''Cubispa'' from Eumolpinae and retain it in Cassidinae. References Beetle tribes Eumolpinae Cassidinae {{Eumolpinae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lobispa
''Lobispa'' is a genus of leaf beetles consisting of three species from Central America and northern South America. It is classified within the tribe Cubispini, which is placed within the subfamily Eumolpinae. The genus superficially resembles the subfamily Hispinae (now included in Cassidinae). The genus name comes from ''lobus'' (Greek for "an elongated projection") plus ''-ispa'' from the subfamily name Hispinae. Species There are three species included in ''Lobispa'': * '' Lobispa callosa'' ( Baly, 1885) – distributed from Costa Rica to Colombia * '' Lobispa expansa'' Staines, 2001 – distributed from Panama to Venezuela * '' Lobispa sentus'' Staines, 2001 – distributed from Costa Rica to Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country spanning the southern part of North America and the northern part of South America. It is bordered by Cos ... References Eumolpina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caryonoda
''Caryonoda'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is considered either the only member of the tribe Caryonodini, or a member of the tribe Eumolpini. It contains six species from South America, and a single species from Nicaragua. Species The genus includes the following species: * '' Caryonoda bisinuata'' Bechyné & Bechyné, 1961 * '' Caryonoda campanulicollis'' Bechyné, 1951 * '' Caryonoda funebris'' Gómez-Zurita & Maes, 2022 * '' Caryonoda kuscheli'' Bechyné, 1951 * '' Caryonoda meridana'' Bechyné, 1953 * '' Caryonoda pohli'' Bechyné, 1951 * '' Caryonoda tibialis'' (Lefèvre Lefèvre is a common family name derived from the original northern French surname Lefebvre. Common variations include Lefevre, LeFevre, Le Fevre, le Fevre, Le Fèvre, le Fèvre, LeFever, Lefevere, Le Fêvre and le Fêvre. Surnames Lefèvre * Lef ..., 1885) References Eumolpinae Chrysomelidae genera Beetles of Central America Beetles of South America {{Eumo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caryonodini
''Caryonoda'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is considered either the only member of the tribe Caryonodini, or a member of the tribe Eumolpini. It contains six species from South America, and a single species from Nicaragua. Species The genus includes the following species: * '' Caryonoda bisinuata'' Bechyné & Bechyné, 1961 * '' Caryonoda campanulicollis'' Bechyné, 1951 * '' Caryonoda funebris'' Gómez-Zurita & Maes, 2022 * '' Caryonoda kuscheli'' Bechyné, 1951 * '' Caryonoda meridana'' Bechyné, 1953 * '' Caryonoda pohli'' Bechyné, 1951 * '' Caryonoda tibialis'' (Lefèvre Lefèvre is a common family name derived from the original northern French surname Lefebvre. Common variations include Lefevre, LeFevre, Le Fevre, le Fevre, Le Fèvre, le Fèvre, LeFever, Lefevere, Le Fêvre and le Fêvre. Surnames Lefèvre * Lef ..., 1885) References Eumolpinae Chrysomelidae genera Beetles of Central America Beetles of South America {{Eumo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysochus Asclepiadeus
''Chrysochus asclepiadeus'' (or ''Eumolpus asclepiadeus'') is a member of the leaf beetle subfamily Eumolpinae. It is considered the type species of the genus '' Chrysochus'', though it has sometimes been placed within the genus ''Eumolpus''. It is the only species of ''Chrysochus'' distributed in the western Palaearctic. It is mainly found in Europe, though it is also known from Kazakhstan and Turkey in Asia. Taxonomic history The species was first described by Peter Simon Pallas, who gave it the scientific name ''Chrysomela asclepiadea'' in 1773. The species epithet, ''aescelpiadea'' (or ''asclepiadeus''), is named after the milkweed genus ''Asclepias'', one of the species' food plants. The species was later twice described again under two separate names: Guillaume-Antoine Olivier named it ''Cryptocephalus cyaneus'' in 1791 (from the Latin , meaning "dark blue"), while Johan Christian Fabricius named it ''Chrysomela praetiosa'' in 1792. The latter was sometimes spelled "''pretio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dogbane Beetle
''Chrysochus auratus'', the dogbane beetle, of eastern North America, is a member of the leaf beetle subfamily Eumolpinae. It is primarily found east of the Rocky Mountains. Its diet mainly consists of dogbane (''Apocynum''), specifically ''Apocynum cannabinum'' and ''Apocynum androsaemifolium'', and occasionally it eats milkweed. It is 8-11 mm long and has a convex, oval shape. Description The adults are an iridescent blue-green with a metallic copper, golden or crimson shine. Dogbane beetles range from 8 to 11 mm in length, and they are oblong and convex in shape. The head contains two antennae that are widely set apart and located between the beetle's eyes. They are twelve-jointed with eleven segments, and the basal segment is shorter than that of the second segment. The larvae have white bodies and brown heads. Distribution and habitat Because the dogbane beetle's main source of food is dogbane leaves, they live in areas where this plant is abundant, such as fields ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysomelidae
The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous subfamilies are recognized, but the precise taxonomy and systematics are likely to change with ongoing research. Leaf beetles are partially recognizable by their tarsal formula, which appears to be 4-4-4, but is actually 5-5-5 as the fourth tarsal segment is very small and hidden by the third. As with many taxa, no single character defines the Chrysomelidae; instead, the family is delineated by a set of characters. Some lineages are only distinguished with difficulty from longhorn beetles (family Cerambycidae), namely by the antennae not arising from frontal tubercles. Adult and larval leaf beetles feed on all sorts of plant tissue, and all species are fully herbivorous. Many are serious pests of cultivated plants, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chrysochus Auratus
''Chrysochus auratus'', the dogbane beetle, of eastern North America, is a member of the leaf beetle subfamily Eumolpinae. It is primarily found east of the Rocky Mountains. Its diet mainly consists of dogbane (''Apocynum''), specifically ''Apocynum cannabinum'' and ''Apocynum androsaemifolium'', and occasionally it eats milkweed. It is 8-11 mm long and has a convex, oval shape. Description The adults are an iridescent blue-green with a metallic copper, golden or crimson shine. Dogbane beetles range from 8 to 11 mm in length, and they are oblong and convex in shape. The head contains two antennae that are widely set apart and located between the beetle's eyes. They are twelve-jointed with eleven segments, and the basal segment is shorter than that of the second segment. The larvae have white bodies and brown heads. Distribution and habitat Because the dogbane beetle's main source of food is dogbane leaves, they live in areas where this plant is abundant, such as fields ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
