Eumolpus robustus

Eumolpus robustus is a species of leaf beetle from North America.[4][5][6][7] Its range spans from Central America (Costa Rica, Nicaragua, El Salvador, Honduras, Guatemala) north to Mexico and Arizona. The species feeds on plants in the family Asclepiadaceae.[7][2]

Eumolpus robustus
Eumolpus candens.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Eumolpus
Species:
E. robustus
Binomial name
Eumolpus robustus
(Horn, 1885)[1]
Synonyms[2]
  • Chrysochus robustus Horn, 1885
  • Eumolpus surinamensis Jacoby, 1882
    (nec Fabricius, 1775)    [3]

The species was first described as Chrysochus robustus by the American entomologist George Henry Horn in 1885, from specimens collected in Arizona. However, Horn later synonymised it with Eumolpus surinamensis, following Martin Jacoby's description from 1882.[8] Much later, E. robustus was restored as a separate species within Eumolpus, as it was determined to be a very different species from E. surinamensis.[2]

References
  1. Horn, G. H. (1885). "Contributions to the Coleopterology of the United States (No 4)". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 12: 128–162. doi:10.2307/25076454. JSTOR 25076454.
  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.
  3. Jacoby, M. (1881). "Eumolpidae". Insecta. Coleoptera. Biologia Centrali-Americana. 6. pp. 105–187.
  4. "Eumolpus robustus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  5. "Eumolpus robustus species details". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  6. "Eumolpus robustus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  7. "Eumolpus robustus Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-12.
  8. Horn, G. H. (1892). "The Eumolpini of Boreal America". Transactions of the American Entomological Society. 19: 195–234. JSTOR 25076581.

Further reading
  • Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.


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