Syagrus (beetle)

For other uses, see Syagrus (disambiguation).

Syagrus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Typophorini
Genus: Syagrus
Chapuis in Lacordaire, 1874[1]
Type species
Syagrus buqueti
(= Cryptocephalus calcaratus Fabricius, 1775)

Syagrus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae.[2] They are known from the mainland of Africa. They are often attracted by plants in the family Malvaceae;[3] Syagrus rugifrons and Syagrus calcaratus are pests of cotton. The larvae of Syagrus calcaratus attack the roots of the plant and cause it to wilt.[4]

Many species described from Madagascar were included in Syagrus by Jan Bechyně in the 1940s to 1960s. These species have been transferred to the related genus Pheloticus, restricting Syagrus to the mainland of Africa.[5][2][6] Many additional species of Syagrus described from mainland Africa have been transferred to other African Eumolpinae genera such as Afroeurydemus, Microsyagrus and Proliniscus.[5][7][6]

  1. ^ a b Chapuis, F. (1874). "Tome dixième. Famille des phytophages". In Lacordaire, J.T.; Chapuis, F. (eds.). Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Genera des coléoptères. Vol. 10. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. i–iv, 1–455.
  2. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference chrysomelidae.it was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Jolivet and Verma 2008 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Vaissayre Cauquil 2000 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ a b 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.
  6. ^ 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.
  7. ^ Zoia, S. (2019). "Nomenclature changes in African Eumolpinae with reference to type specimens preserved in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Nouvelle Série. 55 (1): 61–86. doi:10.1080/00379271.2018.1556119. S2CID 155689938.