Heteraspis

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]

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]

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]

  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. ^ "Heteraspis". African Eumolpinae site. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
  4. ^ 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. ^ Jacoby, M. (1908). Bingham, C. T. (ed.). Coleoptera. Chrysomelidae. Vol. 1. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. London: Taylor & Francis.
  6. ^ "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.