Monolepta | |
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Monolepta marginella, South Africa | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Subfamily: | Galerucinae |
Tribe: | Luperini |
Genus: | Monolepta Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 |
Type species | |
Crioceris bioculata Fabricius, 1781 | |
Synonyms | |
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Monolepta is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. [1] It is the most diverse and widely distributed genus in the Galerucinae sensu stricto, with more than 700 described species occurring almost worldwide. It is missing from the Nearctic realm. [2]
The genus was first established by Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat in 1836 to include species of Galerucinae with an elongated basi-metatarsus (the first tarsomere of the hind leg). The generic name Monolepta is derived from the Greek μόνος (monos, meaning 'one') and λεπτός (leptos, meaning 'thin, slender'). In 1875, Félicien Chapuis established the supra-generic group "Monoleptites", which included other Galerucinae with an elongated basi-metatarsus. Other genera traditionally placed in this group include, for example, Luperodes , Candezea and Barombiella . The group "Monoleptites" was later found to be polyphyletic, as an elongated basi-metatarsus has evolved multiple times in the Galerucinae. [3]
Aulacophora is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as pumpkin beetles; some species are pests of agricultural crops. The genus was named in 1836 by the French entomologist Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat, in Dejean's Catalogue des Coléoptères. The name, from Ancient Greek, signifies "furrow-bearer"' from aulax, "furrow".
Oides is a genus of leaf beetle with nearly 40 species in the Oriental and Palearctic Realms.
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Paratriarius is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are more than 20 described species in Paratriarius. They are found in North America and the Neotropics.
Neolochmaea is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are three described species in Neolochmaea. They are found in the Neotropics.
Gynandrobrotica is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, found in the Neotropics. The genus contains at least 13 species.
Pseudorupilia is a genus of swollen restio beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about nine described species in Pseudorupilia. They are found in sub-Saharan Africa.
Isotes is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are currently about 180 described species in Isotes. They are found in the Neotropics.
Agetocera is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are more than 25 described species in Agetocera. They are found in Indomalaya and the Palaearctic, especially in China.
Mimastra is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are more than 60 described species in Mimastra. They are found in Indomalaya and the Palearctic.
Theopea is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are more than 25 described species in Theopea. They are found in Indomalaya and the Palearctic. It is closely related to the genera Pseudotheopea and Borneotheopea.
Paridea is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are more than 80 described species in Paridea. They are found in Indomalaya and the Palearctic.
Morphosphaera is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 11 described species in Morphosphaera. They are found in Indomalaya and eastern Asia.
Cacoscelis is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, found in southern North America, Central America, and South America.
Walterianella is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are more than 40 described species in Walterianella. They are found in Central and South America.
Gallerucida is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least 19 described species in Gallerucida. They are found in Indomalaya and eastern Asia.
Hemipyxis is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in Sub-Saharan Africa, eastern Asia, and Australasia.