''Freudeita'' is a genus of
leaf beetles in the subfamily
Eumolpinae.
It is found in
South America.
The genus is dedicated to the German entomologist .
In May 2019, the
New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority approved an application to introduce ''Freudeita''
cf. ''cupripennis'' as a
biological control agent
Biological control or biocontrol is a method of controlling pests, such as insects, mites, weeds, and plant diseases, using other organisms. It relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms, but typically also invo ...
against the moth plant (''
Araujia hortorum''), an invasive weed in
New Zealand.
Species
* ''
Freudeita alternata''
( Lefèvre, 1891)
* ''
Freudeita callosa''
Bechyné, 1953
* ''
Freudeita chalcites''
( Lefèvre, 1884)
* ''
Freudeita colligens''
Bechyné, 1951
* ''
Freudeita cruda''
Bechyné, 1951
* ''
Freudeita cuprinula''
Bechyné, 1950
** ''Freudeita cuprinula cuprinula''
Bechyné, 1950
** ''Freudeita cuprinula fortis''
Bechyné & Bechyné, 1964
** ''Freudeita cuprinula maldonaldoi''
Bechyné, 1953
* ''
Freudeita cupripennis''
( Lefèvre, 1877)
* ''
Freudeita duplicata''
( Lefèvre, 1877)
* ''
Freudeita interlata''
Bechyné & Bechyné, 1961
* ''
Freudeita iracunda''
Bechyné, 1950
* ''
Freudeita macroscopia''
Bechyné, 1954[ (note: pages 196–199 are missing in the PDF)]
* ''
Freudeita parellina''
( Erichson, 1847)
* ''
Freudeita peruviana''
(Bowditch, 1921)
* ''
Freudeita plaumanni''
Bechyné, 1951
* ''
Freudeita porosa''
( Jacoby, 1900)
* ''
Freudeita proligens''
Bechyné, 1951
* ''
Freudeita subopaca
''Freudeita'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is found in South America. The genus is dedicated to the German entomologist .
In May 2019, the New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority approved an application to i ...
''
Bechyné, 1950
* ''
Freudeita violacea''
( Lefèvre, 1877)
** ''Freudeita violacea cyaneoazurea''
Bechyné, 1951
** ''Freudeita violacea subnitida''
Bechyné, 1950
** ''Freudeita violacea violacea''
( Lefèvre, 1877)
* ''
Freudeita viridipes''
( Lefèvre, 1877)
** ''Freudeita viridipes cyanea''
( Lefèvre, 1885)
** ''Freudeita viridipes viridipes''
( Lefèvre, 1877)
Synonyms:
* ''Freudeita balyi''
( Jacoby, 1881):
moved back to ''
Colaspis
''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are conside ...
''
* ''Freudeita dentifera''
Bechyné, 1951:
moved to ''
Colaspis
''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are conside ...
''
* ''Freudeita melancholica''
( Jacoby, 1881):
moved back to ''
Colaspis
''Colaspis'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are conside ...
''
* ''Freudeita violacea consentanea''
( Lefèvre, 1891): synonym of ''
Freudeita violacea''
( Lefèvre, 1877)
References
Eumolpinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Beetles of South America
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