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Trachymela Papuligera
''Trachymela'' is a genus of beetles, commonly called leaf beetles and in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. These beetles are usually brown or black and have elytra with verrucae (bumps) and lacking striae. ''Trachymela'' can be found in all states of Australia There are over 120 species. ''Trachymela'' is native to Australia and New Guinea and introduced elsewhere. Host-plants: Myrtaceae (''Angophora'', ''Eucalyptus'', ''Leptospermum''). Taxonomy The genus was first described by Julius Weise in 1908. In 1994, Mauro Daccordi synonymised the genus ''Chondromela'' with ''Trachymela'', defining it as a subgenus of ''Trachymela''.Daccordi, M. 1994. Notes for the phylogenetic study of Chrysomelinae, with descriptions of new taxa and a list of all the known genera. pp. 60-84 ''in'' Furth, D. (ed.). ''Proceedings of the 3rd International Symposium on Chrysomelidae, Bejing, 1992''. Leiden : Backhuys 150 pp. 8 Selected species (From IRMNG) * '' Trachymela granaria'' * '' Trachymela litig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Julius Weise
Julius Weise (6 June 1844 – 25 February 1925) was a German entomologist. He specialised in Coleoptera, especially Chrysomelidae and Coccinellidae, and was one of the first entomologists to use genitalia to identify and classify species. His collections of Chrysomelidae, Coccinellidae, Staphylinidae and Carabidae are in the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, and his collections of Cerambycidae and Coccinellidae are in the National Museum of Natural History, Washington, D.C. at www.biol.uni.wroc.pl Collections of and the |
