''Agetinus'' is a genus of
leaf beetles in the subfamily
Eumolpinae. It is known from
Australia
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. The genus was originally named ''Agetus'' by
Félicien Chapuis in 1874. However, the name ''Agetus'' was preoccupied by ''Agetus'' Kröyer, 1849 (in
Crustacea
Crustaceans (Crustacea, ) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such animals as decapods, seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, amphipods and mantis shrimp. The crustacean gro ...
), so the genus was renamed to ''Agetinus'' by
Édouard Lefèvre
Édouard Lefèvre (22 January 183917 June 1894) was a French botanist and later entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera. He became a member of the Entomological Society of France
Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of ...
in 1885.
Species
* ''
Agetinus abjectus''
Lea, 1915
* ''
Agetinus admirabilis''
Lea, 1915
* ''
Agetinus aequalis''
Blackburn, 1889
* ''
Agetinus australis''
(Boisduval
Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician.
He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société entomol ...
, 1835)
* ''
Agetinus cacozelus''
Lea, 1915
* ''
Agetinus cicatricosus''
Lea, 1915
* ''
Agetinus compositus''
Lea, 1915
* ''
Agetinus confluens''
Lea, 1915
* ''
Agetinus corinthius''
(Boisduval
Jean Baptiste Alphonse Déchauffour de Boisduval (24 June 1799 – 30 December 1879) was a French lepidopterist, botanist, and physician.
He was one of the most celebrated lepidopterists of France, and was the co-founder of the Société entomol ...
, 1835)
* ''
Agetinus croesus''
Lea, 1915
* ''
Agetinus hackeri''
Lea, 1915
* ''
Agetinus juvencus''
Lea, 1915
* ''
Agetinus nitidivirgatus''
Lea, 1915
* ''
Agetinus obliquus''
Lea, 1915
* ''
Agetinus subcostata''
( Chapuis, 1874)
References
External links
Genus ''Agetinus'' Lefèvre, 1885at
Australian Faunal Directory
Eumolpinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Beetles of Australia
Taxa named by Édouard Lefèvre
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