Menius (beetle)

Menius
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Eumolpinae
Tribe:	Typophorini
Genus:	Menius ; Chapuis, 1874
Type species
	Menius lacordairei ; Chapuis, 1874

Last updated January 04, 2026

Menius is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae.^[2] It is known from Africa.

Species

Menius conradti Jacoby, 1903^[3] – Cameroon
Menius cyaneipes Pic, 1939 – Guinea?
Menius lacordairei Chapuis, 1874^[1] – Nigeria, Cameroon
Menius madagascariensis Jacoby, 1897^[4] – Madagascar
Menius mombassanus Burgeon, 1942^[5] – DR Congo
Menius purpureus Pic, 1939 – Gabon
Menius splendidus Jacoby, 1893^[6] – Cameroon, Gabon
Menius subcostatus Jacoby, 1893^[6] – Cameroon, Gabon, Equatorial Guinea
Menius viridicupreus Burgeon, 1941 – DR Congo

References

1 2 3 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.
↑ "Menius". African Eumolpinae site. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
↑ Jacoby, M. (1903). "Descriptions of new genera and species of Phytophagous Coleoptera obtained by Herr Conradt in West-Africa (Cameroons)". Entomologische Zeitung. 64: 292–336.
↑ Jacoby, M. (1897). "Further contributions to the knowledge of the phytophagous Coleoptera of Africa, including Madagascar, Part II". Journal of Zoology . 65 (3): 527–577. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1897.tb03108.x.
↑ Burgeon, L. (1942). "Chrysomelidae - S. Fam. Eumolpinae" (PDF). Exploration du Parc National Albert - Exploratie van het Nationaal Albert Park - Mission/Zending G.F. De Witte (1933-1935). 37: 3–31.
1 2 Jacoby, M. (1893). "Descriptions of some new species of Eumolpidae and Halticidae from Africa (Gaboon)". The Entomologist . 26: 97–102.

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[Chapuis1874-1] 1 2 3 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.

[2] "Menius". African Eumolpinae site. Retrieved 23 July 2018.

[Jacoby1903-3] Jacoby, M. (1903). "Descriptions of new genera and species of Phytophagous Coleoptera obtained by Herr Conradt in West-Africa (Cameroons)". Entomologische Zeitung. 64: 292–336.

[Jacoby1897-4] Jacoby, M. (1897). "Further contributions to the knowledge of the phytophagous Coleoptera of Africa, including Madagascar, Part II". Journal of Zoology . 65 (3): 527–577. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1897.tb03108.x.

[5] Burgeon, L. (1942). "Chrysomelidae - S. Fam. Eumolpinae" (PDF). Exploration du Parc National Albert - Exploratie van het Nationaal Albert Park - Mission/Zending G.F. De Witte (1933-1935). 37: 3–31.

[Jacoby1893-6] 1 2 Jacoby, M. (1893). "Descriptions of some new species of Eumolpidae and Halticidae from Africa (Gaboon)". The Entomologist . 26: 97–102.

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