} ''Lahejia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Africa and Asia. It is related to ''

Malegia ''Malegia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Africa, Asia and the Caucasus. Species * ''Malegia affinis'' Martin Jacoby, Jacoby, 1898 * ''Malegia alluaudi'' Maurice Pic, Pic, 1903 * ''Malegia arabica'' Da ...

''.

Taxonomy

The genus was first created in 1896 by

Charles Joseph Gahan Charles Joseph Gahan (20 January 1862 – 21 January 1939) was an Irish entomologist who specialized in beetles, particularly the Cerambycidae. He served as keeper at the department of entomology in the British Museum (Natural History) for thirt ...

for the single species ''

Lahejia cinerascens ''Lahejia cinerascens'' is a species of leaf beetle of Saudi Arabia and Yemen described by Charles Joseph Gahan Charles Joseph Gahan (20 January 1862 – 21 January 1939) was an Irish entomologist who specialized in beetles, particularly th ...

'', which was collected by Lieutenant-Colonel

John William Yerbury John William Yerbury (30 March 1847 – 10 November 1927) was a British Indian army officer and a naturalist. He collected birds, insects, reptiles, and mollusc specimens which were sent to the British Museum (Natural History) during his service a ...

from Lahij, Yemen (spelled as "Lahej" in the paper). In 2002, Stefano Zoia determined that ''Pseudomalegia'' (a genus created by Martin Jacoby in 1897) was a synonym of ''Lahejia'', transferring to the latter genus six more species (while a seventh became a synonym of ''L. cinerascens''). In 2010, two further species were moved to the genus from ''Microlypesthes'' and ''Malegia'' in the sixth volume of the ''Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera''.

Species

* '' Lahejia aenea'' ( Chen, 1940) * ''

'' Gahan, 1896 * ''

Lahejia fulvipes } ''Lahejia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Africa and Asia. It is related to ''Malegia''. Taxonomy The genus was first created in 1896 by Charles Joseph Gahan for the single species '' Lahejia ciner ...

'' ( Jacoby, 1898) * ''

Lahejia jacobsoni } ''Lahejia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Africa and Asia. It is related to ''Malegia''. Taxonomy The genus was first created in 1896 by Charles Joseph Gahan for the single species ''Lahejia cinerascen ...

'' (Sumakov, 1901) * ''

Lahejia lefevrei } ''Lahejia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Africa and Asia. It is related to ''Malegia''. Taxonomy The genus was first created in 1896 by Charles Joseph Gahan for the single species '' Lahejia ciner ...

'' ( Jacoby, 1897) * ''

Lahejia minuta } ''Lahejia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Africa and Asia. It is related to ''Malegia''. Taxonomy The genus was first created in 1896 by Charles Joseph Gahan for the single species '' Lahejia ciner ...

'' ( Weise, 1919) * ''

Lahejia schimperi } ''Lahejia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Africa and Asia. It is related to ''Malegia''. Taxonomy The genus was first created in 1896 by Charles Joseph Gahan for the single species '' Lahejia ciner ...

'' ( Lefèvre, 1891) * ''

Lahejia tibialis } ''Lahejia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Africa and Asia. It is related to ''Malegia''. Taxonomy The genus was first created in 1896 by Charles Joseph Gahan for the single species '' Lahejia ciner ...

'' ( Jacoby, 1901) * ''

Lahejia turkestanica } ''Lahejia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Africa and Asia. It is related to ''Malegia''. Taxonomy The genus was first created in 1896 by Charles Joseph Gahan for the single species '' Lahejia ciner ...

'' ( Reitter, 1890)

References

Eumolpinae Chrysomelidae genera Beetles of Africa Beetles of Asia {{Eumolpinae-stub