Monolepta Chevrolat, 1836

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Genus Monolepta Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836

Monolepta Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836: 383 (type species Crioceris bioculata Fabricius, 1781 , by subsequent designation of Chevrolat 1845).

Damais Jacoby, 1903: 118 (type species Damais humeralis Jacoby, 1903 , by monotypy).

Chimporia Laboissière, 1931: 413 (type species Chimporia monardi Laboissière, 1931 , by original designation).

Aemulaphthona Scherer, 1969: 89 (type species Aphthona ochracea Weise, 1922 , by original designation).

Remarks

Wilcox (1973) listed 19 New World species for this genus, distributed from Mexico to Panama. However, similar to the situation with Luperodes and Metrioidea , future taxonomic study may eventually show that true Monolepta does not occur in the New World . The genus was originally named from Africa. Wagner (2007) re-described the type species of Monolepta and made some notes on the Afrotropical fauna. The New World species currently included in the genus are hardly distinguishable from those currently in Lilophaea , Luperodes , and Metrioidea . The genus Monolepta is sometimes reported to differ from the others by having closed anterior coxal cavities, and this character is employed in the key below. Even so, the character is not very useful for the New World fauna. Many of the current generic placements are not correlated with this character. Moreover, some species appear to have open cavities in some individuals and closed cavities in others. This variability may be true in some instances. However, in other instances the apparent difference may be a result of the flimsy nature of the very thin strip of sclerotized cuticle behind the coxae. Possibly, the strip is sometimes present, but withdrawn into the thorax, such that the coxal cavities appear to be open. See Fig. 142 View Figs 136–143 for a habitus illustration of one of the New World species currently included in Monolepta .

References

Chevrolat L. A. A. 1845. In: D'Orbigny C. V. D. (ed.) Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire naturelle Resumant et Completant tous les Faits Presentes par les Encyclopedies, les Anciens Dictionnaires Scientifiques, les Oeuvres Completes de Buffon, et les Meilleurs Traites Speciaux sur les Diverses Branches des Sciences Naturelles; Donnant la Description des Etres et des Divers Phenomenes de la Nature, l'Etymologie et la Definition des Noms Scientifiques, les Principales Applications des Corps Organiques et Inorganiques, a l'Agricuture, a la Medicine, aux Arts Industriels, etc.; Dirige par M. Charles d'Orbigne, et Enrichi d'un Magnifique Atlas de 288 Planches Gravees sur Acier. Tome Sixieme: 776. Renard, Martinet et Cie., Paris.

Dejean P. F. M. A. 1836. Catalogue des Coleopteres de la Collection de M. le Comte Dejean. Deuxieme edition. Livraison 5: 361 - 443. Mequignon-Marvis Pere et Fils, Paris. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / t. 173109

Jacoby M. 1903. Descriptions of the new genera and species of phytophagous Coleoptera obtained by Mr H. - L. Andrewes and Mr T. - R. Bell at the Nilgiri Hills and Kanara. Annales de la Societe entomologique de Belgique 47: 80 - 128.

Laboissiere V. 1931. Galerucini (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae) d'Angola. Revue suisse de Zoologie 38: 405 - 418. https: // doi. org / 10.5962 / bhl. part. 117646

Scherer G. 1969. Die Alticinae des indischen Subkontinentes (Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae). Pacific Insects Monograph 22: 1 - 251.

Wagner T. 2007. Monolepta Chevrolat, 1837, the most speciose galerucine taxon: redescription of the type species Monolepta bioculata (Fabricius, 1781) and key to related genera from (Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera). Journal of Natural History 41 (1 - 4): 81 - 100. https: // doi. org / 10.1080 / 00222930601127384

Weise J. 1922. Chrysomeliden der Indo-Malayischen Region. Tijdschrift voor Entomologie 65: 39 - 130.

Wilcox J. A. 1973. Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae. Luperini: Luperina. Coleopterorum Catalogus, Supplementa: 433 - 664. Pars 78, Fasc. 3 (Editio seconda). W. Junk, ' s-Gravenhage.

Figures

Figs 136–143. Dorsal views. 136. Triariodes vittipennis (Horn, 1893). 137. Pteleon brevicornis (Jacoby, 1887). 138. Eusattodera pini Schaeffer, 1906. 139. Metrioidea ocularis (Blake, 1942). 140. Halinella malachioides Bechyné, 1956. 141. Luperodes nigricornis Jacoby, 1888. 142. Monolepta violacea Jacoby, 1888. 143. Lilophaea brasiliensis (Jacoby, 1888).