Heteraspis (formerly Scelodonta) is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae.[3][2] The genus includes over 70 species, mainly from the Afrotropical, Palearctic and Oriental biogeographic realms.[4][5] Only three species are found in Australia.[6]

Heteraspis
Heteraspis albidovittata, Zimbabwe
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Bromiini
Genus: Heteraspis
Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
Type species
Eumolpus vittatus
Olivier, 1808
Synonyms[1][2]

According to recent literature, the name Scelodonta Westwood, 1838 is actually a junior synonym of Heteraspis Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836. As the conditions for reversal of precedence in the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature are not met, Heteraspis should be used as the valid name for the genus.[2][7]

Species

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Select species include:[8][3]

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References

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  1. ^ Selman, B. J. (1965). "A revision of the Nodini and a key to the genera of Eumolpidae of Africa (Coleoptera: Eumolpidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 16 (3): 141–174. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.21864.
  2. ^ a b c Moseyko, A. G.; Sprecher-Uebersax, E. (2010). "Eumolpinae". In Löbl, I.; Smetana, A. (eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. pp. 619–643. ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2.
  3. ^ a b "Heteraspis". African Eumolpinae site. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b Medvedev, Lev N. (2009). "New genera and species of Zeugophorinae and Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from New Guinea" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie. 2: 371–408. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-08-30. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  5. ^ a b c d e f Jacoby, M. (1908). Bingham, C. T. (ed.). Coleoptera. Chrysomelidae. Vol. 1. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. London: Taylor & Francis.
  6. ^ a b c d "Names List for Scelodonta Westwood, 1837". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 2018-12-13.
  7. ^ Bousquet, Yves; Bouchard, Patrice (2013). "The genera in the second catalogue (1833–1836) of Dejean's Coleoptera collection". ZooKeys (282): 1–219. doi:10.3897/zookeys.282.4401. PMC 3677338. PMID 23794836.
  8. ^ Clavareau, H. (1914). "Chrysomelidae: 11. Eumolpinae". In Junk, W.; Schenkling, S. (eds.). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Vol. 59. Berlin: W. Junk. pp. 1–215.
  9. ^ Pic, M. (1943). "Opuscula martialia XI". L'Échange, Revue Linnéenne. Numéro Spécial 11: 1–16.
  10. ^ Jacoby, M. (1894). "Descriptions of new genera and species of phytophagous Coleoptera obtained by W. Doherty in the Malayan Archipelago". Novitates Zoologicae. 1: 267–330. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.24565.
  11. ^ a b c Bryant, G. E. (1935). "Some new Phytophaga (Col.) from Africa". Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London, Series B: Taxonomy. 4 (8): 181–184. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1935.tb00662.x.
  12. ^ Baly, J. S. (1867). "Phytophaga Malayana; a revision of the phytophagous beetles of the Malay Archipelago, with descriptions of the new species collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 3. 4: 1–300. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1866.tb01857.x.
  13. ^ Baly, J. S. (1874). "Catalogue of the Phytophagous Coleoptera of Japan, with descriptions of the species new to science". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 22 (2): 161–217. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1874.tb00164.x.
  14. ^ Papp, C.S. (1951). "Some new Phytophaga from South-America and India (42d Contribution to the knowledge of the Chrysomelidae)". Tijdschrift voor Entomologie. 93: 131–133.
  15. ^ Jacoby, M. (1877). "Descriptions of new species of Phytophagous Coleoptera". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1877: 510–520.
  16. ^ 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.
  17. ^ a b c Medvedev, L. N. (2007). "To the knowledge of Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) described by V. Motschulsky" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 15 (4): 409–417.