''Kumatoeides'' is a genus of
leaf beetles in the subfamily
Eumolpinae.
The genus is
endemic to
New Caledonia
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The genus was first erected in 2018 by Spanish
entomologist
Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology. In the past the term "insect" was less specific, and historically the definition of entomology would also include the study of animals in other arthropod groups, such as arach ...
Jesús Gómez-Zurita.
The generic name is the
Latin transliteration of the
Greek adjective , meaning "corrugated", referring to the regular striae on the
elytra of the beetles.
Species
* ''
Kumatoeides anomala''
Gómez-Zurita, 2018
* ''
Kumatoeides aulacia''
Gómez-Zurita, 2018
* ''
Kumatoeides costata''
(Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007)
* ''
Kumatoeides leptalei''
Gómez-Zurita, 2018
* ''
Kumatoeides megale''
Gómez-Zurita, 2018
* ''
Kumatoeides metallica''
Gómez-Zurita, 2018
* ''
Kumatoeides millei''
Gómez-Zurita, 2018
* ''
Kumatoeides tarsalis''
Gómez-Zurita, 2018
* ''
Kumatoeides wanati''
Gómez-Zurita, 2018
References
Eumolpinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Beetles of Oceania
Insects of New Caledonia
Endemic fauna of New Caledonia
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