''Montrouzierella'' is a genus of
leaf beetles in the subfamily
Eumolpinae. It is known from the
South Province and
Mont Panié
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of
New Caledonia
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, and is named after
Xavier Montrouzier
Reverendus Pater Jean Xavier Hyacinthe Montrouzier (3 December 1820 – 6 May 1897)
was a French Marist priest, explorer, botanist, zoologist and entomologist.
Abbé Montrouzier studied the flora and fauna of Melanesia especially New Caledon ...
, the pioneer entomologist of New Caledonia.
The genus was established based on general proportions and body size, and may be
polyphyletic or
paraphyletic
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Species
* ''
Montrouzierella brinoni
''Montrouzierella'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from the South Province and Mont Panié of New Caledonia, and is named after Xavier Montrouzier, the pioneer entomologist of New Caledonia. The genus was e ...
''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007
* ''
Montrouzierella flava
''Montrouzierella'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from the South Province and Mont Panié of New Caledonia, and is named after Xavier Montrouzier, the pioneer entomologist of New Caledonia. The genus was e ...
''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007
* ''
Montrouzierella metrosiderosi
''Montrouzierella'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from the South Province and Mont Panié of New Caledonia, and is named after Xavier Montrouzier, the pioneer entomologist of New Caledonia. The genus was e ...
''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2011
* ''
Montrouzierella nana
''Montrouzierella'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from the South Province, New Caledonia, South Province and Mont Panié of New Caledonia, and is named after Xavier Montrouzier, the pioneer entomologist of Ne ...
''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007
* ''
Montrouzierella subtuberculata
''Montrouzierella'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from the South Province and Mont Panié of New Caledonia, and is named after Xavier Montrouzier, the pioneer entomologist of New Caledonia. The genus was e ...
''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2010
* ''
Montrouzierella tuberculata
''Montrouzierella'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from the South Province and Mont Panié of New Caledonia, and is named after Xavier Montrouzier, the pioneer entomologist of New Caledonia. The genus was e ...
''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007
The following species have been transferred to other genera:
* ''Montrouzierella costata''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007:
transferred to ''
Kumatoeides
''Kumatoeides'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. The genus is endemic to New Caledonia. The genus was first erected in 2018 by Spanish entomologist
Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of zoology ...
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* ''Montrouzierella hispida''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2013: transferred to ''
Dematotrichus''
References
Eumolpinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Insects of New Caledonia
Beetles of Oceania
Endemic fauna of New Caledonia
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