Eurydemus

Eurydemus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae.[2][3] It is known from Africa and Fiji.

Eurydemus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Eumolpinae
Tribe:	Typophorini
Genus:	Eurydemus Chapuis, 1874[1]
Type species
Eurydemus insignis (= Rhyparida grandis Baly, 1861) Chapuis, 1874[1]

Taxonomy

The genus was first erected by the French entomologist Félicien Chapuis for a single species, Eurydemus insignis, reported from Australia and later Fiji.[4] This species was later found to be a junior synonym of Rhyparida grandis, which itself was originally reported from New Caledonia. However, both the records from Australia and New Caledonia are possibly erroneous.[5][6]

In 1965, British entomologist Brian J. Selman revised the genus, transferring all African species in it seen by him to Afroeurydemus and other related African genera. He suggested that it was almost certain Eurydemus was restricted to Fiji.[7]

Species

Fijian species:

• Eurydemus grandis (Baly, 1861)[8]

African species:

• Eurydemus aciculatopunctatus Bechyné, 1964[9]
• Eurydemus aeneus Jacoby, 1897[10]
• Eurydemus amabilis Brancsik, 1893
• Eurydemus carbonarius Bechyné, 1964[9]
• Eurydemus confinis Bechyné, 1964[9]
• Eurydemus congoensis Burgeon, 1942[11]
• Eurydemus depressus Lefèvre, 1890[12]
• Eurydemus diadematus Bechyné, 1964[9]
  • Eurydemus diadematus diadematus Bechyné, 1964[9]
  • Eurydemus diadematus marianus Bechyné, 1964[9]
• Eurydemus femoralis Bryant, 1954
• Eurydemus freyi Bechyné, 1964[9]
• Eurydemus hartmanni Harold, 1877[13]
• Eurydemus illustris Bechyné, 1947[14]
• Eurydemus impressicollis (Fairmaire, 1869)[9]
• Eurydemus jodasi Bechyné, 1964[9]
• Eurydemus limbatipennis Achard, 1915
• Eurydemus lineatocollis Burgeon, 1941
• Eurydemus metallicus Jacoby, 1892[15]
  • Eurydemus metallicus metallicus Jacoby, 1892[15]
  • Eurydemus metallicus sculpturatus Bechyné, 1956[16]
• Eurydemus micheli Bechyné, 1947[17]
• Eurydemus oculatus Chapuis, 1879[18]
• Eurydemus onerosus Bechyné, 1947[17]
• Eurydemus ophthalmicus Bechyné, 1947[14]
• Eurydemus plagiatus Achard, 1915
• Eurydemus praequestus Bechyné, 1947[17]
• Eurydemus raffrayi Lefèvre, 1891[19]
• Eurydemus richardi Burgeon, 1941
• Eurydemus sobrinus Weise, 1903[20]
• Eurydemus subimpressus (Fairmaire, 1902)[9]
• Eurydemus villiersi Burgeon, 1941
• Eurydemus vittatus Gestro, 1895[21]

Species moved to Microeurydemus:[22]

• Eurydemus airensis Pic, 1950

References

1. Chapuis, F. (1874). "Tome dixième. Famille des phytophages". In Lacordaire, J.T.; Chapuis, F. (eds.). Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Genera des coléoptères. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. i–iv, 1–455.
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6. Lea, A. M. (1915). "Notes on Australian Eumolpides (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae), with descriptions of new species". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 39: 102–339.
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17. Bechyné, J. (1947). "Chrysomeloidea Madagassa (Coleoptera)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 25: 29–47.
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19. Lefèvre, E. (1891). "Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de Clytrides et d'Eumolpides". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 35: CCXLVIII–CCLXXIX.
20. Weise, J. (1903). "Afrikanische Chrysomeliden". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. 69 (1): 197–226.
21. Gestro, R. (1895). "Esplorazione del Giuba e dei suoi affluenti compiuta dal Cap. V. Bottego durante gli anni 1892-93 sotto gli auspicii della Società Geografica Italiana. Risultati Zoologici. XVI. Coleotteri". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 2. 15: 247–478.
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