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Spilopyrinae
The Spilopyrinae are a small subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. They occur in Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and Chile. They were formerly considered a tribe of the subfamily Eumolpinae. The group was elevated to subfamily rank by C. A. M. Reid in 2000. However, some authors have criticised this placement, preferring to retain them within the Eumolpinae. Genera * ''Allsortsia'' Reid & Beatson, 2010 * ''Bohumiljania'' Monrós, 1958 * ''Cheiloxena'' Joseph Sugar Baly, Baly, 1860 * ''Dorymolpus'' Elgueta, Daccordi & Zoia, 2014 * ''Hornius'' Léon Fairmaire, Fairmaire, 1885 * ''Macrolema'' Joseph Sugar Baly, Baly, 1861 * ''Richmondia'' Martin Jacoby, Jacoby, 1898 * ''Spilopyra'' Joseph Sugar Baly, Baly, 1860 * ''Stenomela'' Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson, Erichson, 1847 References External links Australian Faunal Directory – Subfamily Spilopyrinae Chapuis, 1874 Chrysomelidae Beetle subfamilies Taxa named by Félicien Chapuis {{Chrysomelidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dorymolpus
''Dorymolpus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Spilopyrinae. It contains only one species, ''Dorymolpus elizabethae''. It is found only in Chile, in the Valdivian temperate rain forest of the Valdivia Province, Valdivia and Chiloé Province, Chiloé provinces. The generic name comes from the Greek language, Greek ''dory'' ("spear") and ''molpus'', a contraction of "Eumolpinae". The species is dedicated to Dr. Elizabeth Arias, an entomologist at the University of California, Berkeley who collected specimens of the species. Both adults and larvae have been found on trees in the genus ''Nothofagus''. References External links Paratype specimen at National Museum of Natural History (France), MNHN Monotypic Chrysomelidae genera Beetles of South America Arthropods of Chile Endemic fauna of Chile Fauna of the Valdivian temperate forests {{Chrysomelidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spilopyra
''Spilopyra'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Spilopyrinae. It is found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ... and New Guinea. The genus is distinguished from other genera in Spilopyrinae by highly contrasting patterns of metallic color on its head, pronotum and elytra. Species * '' Spilopyra safrina'' Reid & Beatson, 2010 * '' Spilopyra scratchley'' Reid & Beatson, 2010 * '' Spilopyra semiramis'' Reid & Beatson, 2010 * '' Spilopyra stirlingi'' Lea, 1914 * '' Spilopyra sumptuosa'' Baly, 1860 References External links Australian Faunal Directory – Genus ''Spilopyra'' Baly, 1860 Chrysomelidae genera Beetles of Australia Insects of New Guinea Taxa named by Joseph Sugar Baly {{Chrysomelidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cheiloxena
''Cheiloxena'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Spilopyrinae. It is endemic to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ..., occurring from southern Victoria to central Queensland. Species * '' Cheiloxena aitori'' Reid & Beatson, 2018 * '' Cheiloxena blackburni'' Reid, 1992 * '' Cheiloxena conani'' Reid & Beatson, 2018 * '' Cheiloxena frenchae'' Blackburn, 1893 * '' Cheiloxena insignis'' Blackburn, 1896 * '' Cheiloxena monga'' Reid & Beatson, 2018 * '' Cheiloxena tuberosa'' Reid, 1992 * '' Cheiloxena westwoodii'' Baly, 1860 References External links Australian Faunal Directory – Genus ''Cheiloxena'' Baly, 1860 Chrysomelidae genera Beetles of Australia Taxa named by Joseph Sugar Baly {{Chrysomelidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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] |
Allsortsia
''Allsortsia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Spilopyrinae. It contains only one species, ''Allsortsia maculata''. It is found only in Australia, in the tropical rainforest of north Queensland. The genus is named after liquorice allsorts, which ''A. maculata'' vaguely resembles. ''A. maculata'' is known only from two type specimens collected in 1909 from Kuranda, adjacent to the Wet Tropics The Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site consists of approximately 8,940 km2 of Australian wet tropical forests growing along the north-east Queensland portion of the Great Dividing Range. The Wet Tropics of Queensland meets all f .... References External links Australian Faunal Directory – Genus ''Allsortsia'' Reid & Beatson, 2010 Monotypic Chrysomelidae genera Beetles of Australia {{Chrysomelidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bohumiljania
''Bohumiljania'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Spilopyrinae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. It is named after Czech entomologist Bohumila Špringlová (wife of Jan Bechyně Jan Karel Bechyně (19 September 1920 – 9 March 1973) was a Czech entomologist and a leading authority on leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae). He was the son of photographer and nephew of architect . Career Bechyně studied at the University of ...). Species * '' Bohumiljania aoupinie'' Reid & Beatson, 2011 * '' Bohumiljania caledonica'' (Jolivet, 1957) * '' Bohumiljania humboldti'' Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2005 * '' Bohumiljania lafoa'' Reid & Beatson, 2011 * '' Bohumiljania mandjelia'' Reid & Beatson, 2011 * '' Bohumiljania tango'' Reid & Beatson, 2011 * '' Bohumiljania xanthogramma'' Reid & Beatson, 2011 * '' Bohumiljania xaracuu'' Reid & Beatson, 2011 * '' Bohumiljania yuaga'' Reid & Beatson, 2011 References Chrysomelidae genera Insects of New Caledonia {{Chrysomelidae-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macrolema
''Macrolema'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Spilopyrinae. It is found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ... and New Guinea. Species * '' Macrolema aenescens'' (Bowditch, 1913) * '' Macrolema albascutica'' Reid & Beatson, 2010 * '' Macrolema atripennis'' (Bowditch, 1913) * '' Macrolema dickdaviesi'' Reid & Beatson, 2010 * '' Macrolema giya'' Reid & Beatson, 2010 * '' Macrolema karimui'' Reid & Beatson, 2010 * '' Macrolema longicornis'' Jacoby, 1895 * '' Macrolema metallica'' ( Lea, 1922) * '' Macrolema pulchra'' Reid & Beatson, 2010 * '' Macrolema quadrivittata'' ( Jacoby, 1898) * '' Macrolema submetallica'' ( Jacoby, 1894) * '' Macrolema ventralis'' ( Lea, 1921) * '' Macrolema vittata'' Baly, 1861 References External links Australian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Leaf Beetle
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, f ... [...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] |
Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson
Dr Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson (26 November 1809 in Stralsund – 18 December 1848 in Berlin) was a trained medical doctor and a German entomologist. He was the author of many articles about insects mainly in ''Archiv für Naturgeschichte''. When writing in Latin, he latinised ''Wilhelm'' to ''Guillelmus'' becoming either ''Guil. F. Erichson'' or ''G.F. Erichson.'' He wrote a paper in 1842 on insect species collected at Woolnorth in Tasmania, Australia, which was the first detailed research published on the biogeography of Australian animals and was very influential in raising scientific interest in Australian fauna. Erichson was the curator of the Coleoptera collections at the ''Museum fur Naturkunde'' in Berlin from 1834 to 1848. Erichson's Scarabaeidae classification is nearly identical to the modern one. Works *''Genera Dytiscorum''. Berlin (1832) *''Die Käfer der Mark Brandenburg''. Two volumes Berlin (1837-1839) Click for pd*''Genera et species Staphylinorum insectorum'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Martin Jacoby
Martin Jacoby (12 April 1842, Altona – 24 December 1907, London) was a German entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera, especially Chrysomelidae (formerly known as Phytophaga). He was also a musician who played in the orchestra of the Royal Italian Opera in London, and later became a violin tutor. Selected works *1880–1892. Insecta. Coleoptera. Phytophaga (part). Volume VI, Part 1 (Supp.) of ''Biologia Centrali-Americana'' *1885–1894 Insecta. Coleoptera. Phytophaga (part). Volume VI, Part 2 of ''Biologia Centrali-Americana'' *1899. Descriptions of the new species of phytophagous Coleoptera obtained by Dr. Dohrn in Sumatra.''Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung'' 60: 259–313, 1 pl. *1903. Coleoptera Phytophaga Fam. Sagridae.in: P. Wytsman (ed.), ''Genera Insectorum''. Fascicule 14A. P. Wytsman, Brussels, pp. 1–11 1 pl. *1904. Coleoptera Phytophaga Fam. Sagridae. in: P. Wytsman (ed.), ''Genera Insectorum''. Fascicule 14B. P. Wytsman, Brussels, pp. 13–14. *19 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
