''Cazeresia'' is a genus of
leaf beetle
The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous s ...
s in the subfamily
Eumolpinae
The Eumolpinae are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. It is one of the largest subfamilies of leaf beetles, including more than 500 genera and 7000 species. They are oval, and convex in form, and measure up to 10 mm in size. ...
that is endemic to
New Caledonia
New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ...
.
[ After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described.][ It previously contained only one species, ''Cazeresia montana'', found at 1,450 m and above on ]Mount Humboldt
Mont Humboldt, or Mount Humboldt is a mountain in New Caledonia, Melanesia, and is the second tallest mountain in the region, being just ten metres short of Mont Panié.
Etymological origins
Its name is derived from Prussian explorer Alexan ...
in the South Province of New Caledonia. Adults of ''C. montana'' were found on ''Dracophyllum
''Dracophyllum'' is a genus of plants belonging to the family Ericaceae, formerly Epacridaceae. There are 61 species in the genus, mostly shrubs, but also cushion plants and trees, found in New Zealand, Australia, Lord Howe Island and New Caledon ...
involucratum'', a species of plant in the family Epacridaceae. According to Jolivet ''et al.'' (2005), most probably the larvae feed on the roots of this plant.
Etymology
The genus is named after Sylvie Cazères, an assistant to the Pocquereux entomological group from the Institut Agronomique néo-Calédonien. Sylvie Cazères collected specimens of ''C. montana'' and other species of leaf beetles.
Species
* ''Cazeresia australis
''Cazeresia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae that is endemic to New Caledonia. After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described. It previously contained only one species, ''Cazeresia mon ...
'' Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia
* ''Cazeresia clipeata
''Cazeresia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae that is endemic to New Caledonia. After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described. It previously contained only one species, ''Cazeresia mon ...
'' Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia
* ''Cazeresia corrugata
''Cazeresia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae that is endemic to New Caledonia. After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described. It previously contained only one species, ''Cazeresia mon ...
'' Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia
* ''Cazeresia globosa
''Cazeresia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae that is endemic to New Caledonia. After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described. It previously contained only one species, ''Cazeresia mon ...
'' Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia
* ''Cazeresia gracilis
''Cazeresia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae that is endemic to New Caledonia. After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described. It previously contained only one species, ''Cazeresia mon ...
'' Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia
* ''Cazeresia holosericea
''Cazeresia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae that is endemic to New Caledonia. After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described. It previously contained only one species, ''Cazeresia mon ...
'' Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia
* ''Cazeresia humboldtiana
''Cazeresia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae that is endemic to New Caledonia. After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described. It previously contained only one species, ''Cazeresia mon ...
'' (Heller, 1916) – New Caledonia
* '' Cazeresia imperiosa'' Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia
* ''Cazeresia impressicornis
''Cazeresia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae that is endemic to New Caledonia. After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described. It previously contained only one species, ''Cazeresia mon ...
'' Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia
* ''Cazeresia kanalensis
''Cazeresia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae that is endemic to New Caledonia. After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described. It previously contained only one species, ''Cazeresia mon ...
'' (Perroud, 1864) – New Caledonia
* ''Cazeresia laevigata
''Cazeresia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae that is endemic to New Caledonia. After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described. It previously contained only one species, ''Cazeresia mon ...
'' Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia
* ''Cazeresia laticollis
''Cazeresia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae that is endemic to New Caledonia. After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described. It previously contained only one species, ''Cazeresia mon ...
'' Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia
* ''Cazeresia maquis
''Cazeresia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae that is endemic to New Caledonia. After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described. It previously contained only one species, ''Cazeresia mon ...
'' Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia
* ''Cazeresia montana
''Cazeresia montana'' is a species of leaf beetle endemic to New Caledonia. It was described by Jolivet, Verma & Mille in 2005, from several individuals collected close to the summit of Mount Humboldt.
However, some of those original specimens w ...
'' Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2005 – New Caledonia
* ''Cazeresia ovata
''Cazeresia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae that is endemic to New Caledonia. After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described. It previously contained only one species, ''Cazeresia mon ...
'' Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia
* ''Cazeresia parentalis
''Cazeresia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae that is endemic to New Caledonia. After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described. It previously contained only one species, ''Cazeresia mon ...
'' Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia
* ''Cazeresia petitpierrei
''Cazeresia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae that is endemic to New Caledonia. After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described. It previously contained only one species, ''Cazeresia mon ...
'' Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia
* ''Cazeresia robusta
''Cazeresia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae that is endemic to New Caledonia. After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described. It previously contained only one species, ''Cazeresia mon ...
'' Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia
* ''Cazeresia spadicea
''Cazeresia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae that is endemic to New Caledonia. After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described. It previously contained only one species, ''Cazeresia mon ...
'' Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia
* ''Cazeresia striata
''Cazeresia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae that is endemic to New Caledonia. After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described. It previously contained only one species, ''Cazeresia mon ...
'' (Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007) – New Caledonia
* ''Cazeresia subgeminata
''Cazeresia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae that is endemic to New Caledonia. After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described. It previously contained only one species, ''Cazeresia mon ...
'' Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia
* ''Cazeresia thyiana
''Cazeresia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae that is endemic to New Caledonia. After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described. It previously contained only one species, ''Cazeresia mon ...
'' (Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2008) – New Caledonia
* ''Cazeresia tibialis
''Cazeresia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae that is endemic to New Caledonia. After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described. It previously contained only one species, ''Cazeresia mon ...
'' Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia
* ''Cazeresia tricolor
''Cazeresia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae that is endemic to New Caledonia. After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described. It previously contained only one species, ''Cazeresia mon ...
'' Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia
* ''Cazeresia wanati
''Cazeresia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae that is endemic to New Caledonia. After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described. It previously contained only one species, ''Cazeresia mon ...
'' Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia
References
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Eumolpinae
Insects of New Caledonia
Beetles of Oceania
Endemic fauna of New Caledonia
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