Eumolpus (beetle)

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Eumolpus
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Eumolpus ignitus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Eumolpini
Genus: Eumolpus
Weber, 1801 [1]
Type species
Chrysomela ignita
Fabricius, 1787
Species

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Synonyms

Eumolpus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It includes 40 species, most of which have a large size and include some of the largest members of the subfamily. They are distributed throughout the Neotropical realm, though one species ( Eumolpus robustus ) has been recorded as far north as Arizona (in the United States).

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Etymology

The name of the genus is either derived from the Ancient Greek εὔμολπος (eúmolpos), [4] or is named after Eumolpus from Greek mythology, who was the son of Poseidon and Chione. [5]

Taxonomic history

The genus in its current sense is attributed to Weber, 1801. However, the name Eumolpus was first used in Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger's Verzeichniß der Käfer Preußens in 1798, where it was attributed to Johann Gottlieb Kugelann, and originally consisted of European species now placed in the genera Chrysochus and Bromius .

While most authors followed Weber, 1801, some recent European entomologists have followed Warchałowski, who synonymised Chrysochus with Eumolpus in 1993, designating Chrysomela praetiosa as the type species of Eumolpus. This designation by Warchałowski was invalid, since Latreille had designated Cryptocephalus vitis as the type species of Eumolpus in 1810, which placed Bromius in synonymy with Eumolpus. This threatened stability for Eumolpus, Bromius and Chrysochus.

In 2010, an application was made to the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature to conserve the names EumolpusWeber, 1801, Chrysochus Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 and Bromius Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 by suppressing the name EumolpusIlliger, 1798, and to set aside all type species designations for Eumolpus before Hope's designation of Chrysomela ignitaFabricius, 1787 in 1840. [6] This was accepted by the ICZN in 2012. [7]

Species

The following species are described in Eumolpus: [8] [9]

Species now placed in Longeumolpus : [9]

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References

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  3. 1 2 Chapuis, F. (1874). "Tome dixième. Famille des phytophages". In Lacordaire, J.T.; Chapuis, F. (eds.). Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Genera des coléoptères. Vol. 10. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. i–iv, 1–455.
  4. ↑ Chevrolat, L.A.A. (1844). "Eumolpus". In d'Orbigny, C. (ed.). Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle. Vol. 5. Paris: MM. Renard, Martinet et Cie. pp. 496–497.
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  6. ↑ Moseyko, A.G.; Sprecher-Uebersax, E.; Löbl, I. (2010). "Case 3519 Eumolpus Weber, 1801, Chrysochus Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 and Bromius Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 (Insecta, Coleoptera, chrysomelidae): proposed conservation of usage". The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature . 67 (3): 218–224. doi:10.21805/bzn.v67i3.a10. S2CID   83763033.
  7. ↑ ICZN (2012). "Opinion 2298 (Case 3519) Eumolpus Weber, 1801, Chrysochus Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 and Bromius Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 (Insecta, Coleoptera, chrysomelidae): usage conserved". The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature . 69 (2): 147–149. doi:10.21805/bzn.v69i2.a6. S2CID   83692416. The Commission has conserved the usage of the generic names Eumolpus Weber, 1801, Chrysochus Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 and Bromius Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 by suppressing the name Eumolpus Illiger, 1798.
  8. ↑ Bechyné, J. (1953). "Katalog der neotropischen Eumolpiden (Col. Phytoph. Chrysomeloidea)". Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey (in German). 4: 26–303.
  9. 1 2 Špringlová, B. (1960). "Essai monographique du genre Eumolpus (Coleoptera Phytophaga)" (PDF). Memoirs of the Royal Institute of Natural Sciences of Belgium. 2. 60: 3–79.
  10. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Baly, J. S. (1877). "Descriptions of new species of phytophagous beetles belonging to the family Eumolpidae; and a monograph of the genus Eumolpus". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London . 1877 (1): 37–56.
  11. ↑ Lefèvre, E. (1884). "[Les rectifications concernant la famille des Eumolpides]". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France . 4: XLV–XLVI.
  12. ↑ Papp, C. S. (1952). "Neubeschreibungen über einige Chrysomeliden aus Südamerika (Coleopt.)". Acta Zoologica Lilloana. 10: 291–298.
  13. ↑ Clavareau, H. (1914). "Chrysomelidae: 11. Eumolpinae". In Junk, W.; Schenkling, S. (eds.). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Vol. 59. Berlin: W. Junk. pp. 1–215.
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  15. ↑ ITIS
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