Zohrana

Genus of leaf beetles From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Zohrana is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae.[3] It is known from Africa. It is also sometimes known as Zohranus.

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
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Zohrana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Typophorini
Genus: Zohrana
Aslam, 1968[1]
Type species
Liniscus sansibaricus
Synonyms

Liniscus Lefèvre, 1885
(nec Dujardin, 1844)
[2]

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The genus was originally named Liniscus by Édouard Lefèvre in 1885; however, this name was preoccupied by Liniscus Dujardin, 1844 (a nematode genus), so it was renamed to Zohrana by N. A. Aslam in 1968.

Species

  • Zohrana koulmannensis (Selman, 1963)[4]
  • Zohrana puncticollis (Bryant, 1959)
  • Zohrana rhodesiana (Achard, 1925)
  • Zohrana sansibarica (Lefèvre, 1885)[2]
  • Zohrana semistriata (Pic, 1950)
  • Zohrana semiviridis (Pic, 1939)[5]
  • Zohrana substriatipennis (Pic, 1939)[5]
  • Zohrana substriata (Weise, 1909)[6]
  • Zohrana sudanica (Weise, 1926)
  • Zohrana testacea (Pic, 1939)[5]
  • Zohrana usambarica (Weise, 1909)[6]

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