''Dictyneis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is endemic to Chile. It is

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Taxonomy

The original type species designated for ''Dictyneis'' was ''Myochrous pulvinosus'' Blanchard, 1851. This species was moved to ''

Glyptoscelis ''Glyptoscelis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. There are 38 species of ''Glyptoscelis'' described from North, Central and South America. There are also three species of ''Glyptoscelis'' known from the West Indies, thou ...

'' by Jerez and Berti (1987), which would automatically make ''Dictyneis'' a synonym of ''Glyptoscelis''. However, Jerez (1991) then designated ''Myochrous asperatus'' Blanchard, 1851 as the type species, which is considered invalid by Elgueta, Daccordi & Zoia (2017). Despite this, ''Dictyneis'' continues to be used, as it is intended that a submission to the

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will be made to preserve the name.

Species

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Dictyneis asperatus ''Dictyneis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is endemic to Chile. It is apterous. Taxonomy The original type species designated for ''Dictyneis'' was ''Myochrous pulvinosus'' Blanchard, 1851. This species was move ...

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, 1851) * '' Dictyneis brevispinus'' Jerez, 1991 * '' Dictyneis campanensis'' Jerez, 1991 * ''

Dictyneis canaliculatus ''Dictyneis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is endemic to Chile. It is apterous. Taxonomy The original type species designated for ''Dictyneis'' was ''Myochrous pulvinosus'' Blanchard, 1851. This species was moved to ...

'' Jacoby, 1900 * '' Dictyneis conspurcatus'' (

, 1851) * ''

Dictyneis humilis ''Dictyneis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is endemic to Chile. It is apterous. Taxonomy The original type species designated for ''Dictyneis'' was ''Myochrous pulvinosus'' Blanchard, 1851. This species was move ...

'' (

, 1851) * ''

Dictyneis parvus ''Dictyneis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is endemic to Chile. It is apterous. Taxonomy The original type species designated for ''Dictyneis'' was ''Myochrous pulvinosus'' Blanchard, 1851. This species was move ...

'' Jerez, 1991 * ''

Dictyneis quadridentatus ''Dictyneis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is endemic to Chile. It is apterous. Taxonomy The original type species designated for ''Dictyneis'' was ''Myochrous pulvinosus'' Blanchard, 1851. This species was move ...

'' (

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, 1864) * ''

Dictyneis terrosus ''Dictyneis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is endemic to Chile. It is apterous. Taxonomy The original type species designated for ''Dictyneis'' was ''Myochrous pulvinosus'' Blanchard, 1851. This species was move ...

'' (

, 1864)

References

Eumolpinae Chrysomelidae genera Beetles of South America Arthropods of Chile Taxa named by Joseph Sugar Baly Endemic fauna of Chile {{Eumolpinae-stub