Eurydemus
Genus of leaf beetles
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Eurydemus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae.[2][3] It is known from the South Pacific, though many additional species have been described from Africa.
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| Eurydemus | |
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| Eurydemus grandis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Tribe: | Typophorini |
| Genus: | Eurydemus Chapuis, 1874[1] |
| Type species | |
| Eurydemus insignis (= Rhyparida grandis Baly, 1861) | |
Taxonomy
The genus was first erected by the French entomologist Félicien Chapuis for a single species, Eurydemus insignis, reported from Australia and later Fiji.[4] This species was later found to be a junior synonym of Rhyparida grandis, which itself was originally reported from New Caledonia. However, both the records from Australia and New Caledonia are possibly erroneous.[5][6]
In 1965, British entomologist Brian J. Selman revised the genus, transferring all African species in it seen by him to Afroeurydemus and other related African genera. He suggested that it was almost certain Eurydemus was restricted to Fiji.[7]
Species
South Pacific species:[8]
- Eurydemus grandis (Baly, 1861)[9] – Solomon Islands, Vanuatu, Fiji
- Eurydemus trispilus Gómez-Zurita, 2024 – Bougainville
African species:
- Eurydemus congoensis Burgeon, 1942[10] – DR Congo
- Eurydemus depressus Lefèvre, 1890[11] – Botswana
- Eurydemus femoralis Bryant, 1954 – Guinea, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea
- Eurydemus hartmanni Harold, 1877[12] – Sudan
- Eurydemus limbatipennis Achard, 1915 – Tanzania
- Eurydemus lineatocollis Burgeon, 1941 – DR Congo
- Eurydemus oculatus Chapuis, 1879[13] – Ethiopia
- Eurydemus plagiatus Achard, 1915 – Tanzania
- Eurydemus raffrayi Lefèvre, 1891[14] – Tanzania
- Eurydemus richardi Burgeon, 1941 – DR Congo
- Eurydemus sobrinus Weise, 1903[15] – Tanzania
- Eurydemus villiersi Burgeon, 1941 – Cameroon
- Eurydemus vittatus Gestro, 1895[16] – Ethiopia, Somalia
Madagascar species:
- Eurydemus aciculatopunctatus Bechyné, 1964[17] – Madagascar
- Eurydemus aeneus Jacoby, 1897[18] – Madagascar
- Eurydemus amabilis Brancsik, 1893 – Madagascar
- Eurydemus carbonarius Bechyné, 1964[17] – Madagascar
- Eurydemus confinis Bechyné, 1964[17] – Madagascar
- Eurydemus diadematus Bechyné, 1964[17]
- Eurydemus freyi Bechyné, 1964[17] – Madagascar
- Eurydemus illustris Bechyné, 1947[19] – Madagascar
- Eurydemus impressicollis (Fairmaire, 1869)[17] – Madagascar
- Eurydemus jodasi Bechyné, 1964[17] – Madagascar
- Eurydemus metallicus Jacoby, 1892[20]
- Eurydemus micheli Bechyné, 1947[22] – Madagascar
- Eurydemus onerosus Bechyné, 1947[22] – Madagascar
- Eurydemus ophthalmicus Bechyné, 1947[19] – Madagascar
- Eurydemus praequestus Bechyné, 1947[22] – Madagascar
- Eurydemus subimpressus (Fairmaire, 1902)[17] – Madagascar
Species moved to Microeurydemus:[23]
- Eurydemus airensis Pic, 1950