''Diamella'' is a
genus of
beetle in the family
Carabidae. It was originally described by
Arnošt Jedlička in 1952 as ''Dianella.'' Hongliang Shi, Hongzhang Zhou, and Hongbin Liang proposed ''Diamella'' as a replacement name in 2013, since Jedlička's ''Dianella'' was a junior
homonym of the
gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
genus
''Dianella'', described by
Gerard Pierre Laurent Kalshoven Gude
Gerard Pierre Laurent Kalshoven Gude (1858 Amsterdam – 8 November 1924) Woodward B. B. (1925). " GERARD PIERRE LAURENT KALSHOVEN GUDE, F.Z.S., ETC. 1858–1924". ''Proceedings of the Malacological Society of London'' 16(5): 205-206. was a malaco ...
in 1913.
Originally monotypic, ''Diamella'' now contains five species in total:
* ''
Diamella arrowi
''Diamella arrowi'' is a species of ground beetle in the Lebiinae subfamily that is endemic to the Philippines
The Philippines (; fil, Pilipinas, links=no), officially the Republic of the Philippines ( fil, Republika ng Pilipinas, links= ...
''
Jedlicka, 1952
* ''
Diamella barsevskisi
''Diamella'' is a genus of beetle in the family Carabidae. It was originally described by Arnošt Jedlička in 1952 as ''Dianella.'' Hongliang Shi, Hongzhang Zhou, and Hongbin Liang proposed ''Diamella'' as a replacement name in 2013, since Jedl ...
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Anichtchenko, 2016
* ''
Diamella cupreomicans
''Diamella cupreomicans'' is a species of ground beetle in the Lebiinae subfamily that can be found in China, Indonesia, Myanmar, Laos, Malaysia, and Viet Nam. The species is blackish-green in colour and is in length.
Further distribution
In Ch ...
''
Oberthür, 1883
* ''
Diamella kaszabi
''Diamella kaszabi'' is a species of ground beetle in the Lebiinae subfamily that is endemic to the Taiwan (Formosa
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is an island country located in East Asia. The main island of Taiwan, formerly k ...
''
Jedlicka, 1952
* ''
Diamella singularis
''Diamella'' is a genus of beetle in the family Carabidae. It was originally described by Arnošt Jedlička in 1952 as ''Dianella.'' Hongliang Shi, Hongzhang Zhou, and Hongbin Liang proposed ''Diamella'' as a replacement name in 2013, since Jedl ...
''
Anichtchenko, 2017
References
Lebiinae
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