Pheloticus

Pheloticus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Typophorini
Genus: Pheloticus
Harold, 1877[1]
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Pheloticus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is found in Madagascar.[4][5] Many species had been previously placed in the related genus Syagrus by Jan Bechyně.[2]

  1. ^ Harold, E. von (1877). "Coleopterorum species novae". Mitteilungen der Münchener Entomologischen Vereins. 1: 97–111.
  2. ^ a b Zoia, S. (2023). "Considerations on the genus Syagrus Chapuis 1874 and the taxa ascribed to it (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)". Natural History Sciences. 10 (Supplement 1): 37–44. doi:10.4081/nhs.2023.691.
  3. ^ Bechyné, J. (1950). "Eumolpides nouveaux de Madagascar (Col . Phytophaga)". Publications de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon. 19: 148–151.
  4. ^ "Pheloticus". African Eumolpinae site. Retrieved 18 December 2023.
  5. ^ 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.