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Endroedymolpus

Endroedymolpus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa, its range spanning from Cape Town north to the border with Namibia, and is probably restricted to a fynbos environment. The genus is named in memory of Dr. Sebastian Endrödy-Younga, who collected a large number of the specimens of the genus. It belongs to the tribe Adoxini and is related to the genus Macetes.

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Endroedymolpus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Bromiini
Genus: Endroedymolpus
Zoia, 20011
Type species
Endroedymolpus taurinus
Zoia, 20011

Endroedymolpus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae.2 It is endemic to the Western Cape province of South Africa, its range spanning from Cape Town north to the border with Namibia, and is probably restricted to a fynbos environment. The genus is named in memory of Dr. Sebastian Endrödy-Younga, who collected a large number of the specimens of the genus. It belongs to the tribe Adoxini and is related to the genus Macetes.1

Species

  • Endroedymolpus peringueyi (Lefèvre, 1890)3
  • Endroedymolpus smaragdinus Zoia, 20011
  • Endroedymolpus taurinus Zoia, 20011
References

References

  1. Zoia, S. (2001). "Endroedymolpus, a new genus with two new species from the South African Eumolpinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Entomologica Basiliensia. 23: 311–320.
  2. "Endroedymolpus". African Eumolpinae site. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. Lefèvre, E. (1889). "Description of new species of South African Eumolpidae". Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 6 (1): 39–43. doi:10.1080/21560382.1889.9526253.