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Damelia

Damelia is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Fiji and the Solomon Islands.

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Damelia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Bromiini
Genus: Damelia
Clark, 18641
Type species
Damelia marshalli
Clark, 1864

Damelia is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae.2 It is known from Fiji and the Solomon Islands.3

Species

  • Damelia cyanea Bryant, 19374Guadalcanal
  • Damelia leveri Bryant, 19374 – Guadalcanal, Bougainville
  • Damelia marshalli Clark, 18641 – Fiji
  • Damelia metallica Bryant, 19374Ulawa
  • Damelia rugosa Bryant, 19575 – Fiji
  • Damelia salomonensis Bryant, 19374Makira, Owaraha
  • Damelia verrucosa Bryant, 19575 – Fiji
References

References

  1. Clark, H. (1864). "Descriptions of new Australian Phytophaga". The Journal of Entomology. 2 (11): 247–263.
  2. Evenhuis, Neal L. (2013). "Fiji Coleoptera Checklist". hbs.bishopmuseum.org. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
  3. Gómez-Zurita, J. (2024). "Additions and taxonomic remarks on the Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands" (PDF). Journal of Tropical Coleopterology. 5 (1): 1–27. Retrieved 2 January 2026.
  4. Bryant, G. E. (1937). "New species of Chrysomelidae (Coleopt.) from the Solomon Islands collected by R. A. Lever". Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series B, Taxonomy. 6 (11): 211–214. doi:10.1111/j.1365-3113.1937.tb00282.x.
  5. Bryant, G. E.; Gressitt, J. L. (1957). "Chrysomelidae of Fiji (Coleoptera)" (PDF). Pacific Science. 11 (1): 2–91. hdl:10125/8611.