''Eupetale'' is a genus of
leaf beetles in the subfamily
Eumolpinae. It contains two species known from
South America.
The original name used for this genus was ''Lycaste'' Gistel, 1848, which was later found to be an unnecessary new replacement name for ''
Chalcophana''. Additionally, ''Lycaste'' Gistel, 1848 is a junior homonym of ''Lycaste'' Gistel, 1834 in Buprestidae (a synonym of ''
Polycesta
''Polycesta'' is a genus of "jewel beetles" in the subfamily Polycestinae
Polycestinae is a subfamily of beetles in the family Buprestidae: known as "jewel beetles".
Tribes and Genera
The following genera are included: Acmaeoderini
Autho ...
''), and ''Lycaste'' Agassiz, 1846 in Crustacea (an emendation of ''Lycesta'' Savigny, 1816, which is a synonym of ''
Leucothoe'').
In 2021, Flowers proposed a new name for the genus, ''Eupetale'', for the two species formerly placed in ''Lycaste'' Gistel, 1848.
Under the name ''Lycaste'', ''
Callicolaspis
''Callicolaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from South America. It was formerly considered a synonym of ''Lycaste'' Gistel, 1848, but in 2003 it was restored as a separate genus. ''Lycaste'' itself was ...
'' was formerly considered a synonym of the genus, but in 2003 ''Callicolaspis'' was restored as a separate genus.
Species
The genus contains only two species:
* ''
Eupetale eumolpoides''
( Lefèvre, 1877)
* ''
Eupetale trichoa''
(Gistel
Gistel () is a city and municipality located in the Belgian province of West Flanders.
Following local government boundary reforms in 1971 and 1977, the municipality has comprised not only Gistel, but also the towns of Moere, Snaaskerke and Ze ...
, 1848) (Synonym: ''Prionodera metallica''
Jacoby, 1884)
References
Eumolpinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Beetles of South America
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