''Erythraella'' is a genus of
leaf beetles in the subfamily
Eumolpinae.
It contains only one species, ''Erythraella bicuspidata'', which is endemic to
Socotra.
The genus and species were described by Stefano Zoia in 2012. The genus name comes from the
Latin name for the
Arabian Sea, "mare Erythraeum". The species name, meaning "double pointed" in Latin, refers to the double point of the apex of the
aedeagus
An aedeagus (plural aedeagi) is a reproductive organ of male arthropods through which they secrete sperm from the testes during copulation with a female. It can be thought of as the insect equivalent of a mammal's penis, though the comparison ...
. The genus is related to ''
Lypesthes'' and ''
Trichotheca
''Trichotheca'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in South Asia, Southeast Asia and Southern China.
Species
* ''Trichotheca aeneopicta'' Bryant, 1924
* ''Trichotheca annularis'' Tan, 1981
* ''Trichotheca ...
''.
References
Eumolpinae
Beetles of Asia
Endemic fauna of Socotra
Monotypic Chrysomelidae genera
Insects of the Arabian Peninsula
Beetles described in 2012
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