''Freudeita'' is a genus of
leaf beetle
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s in the subfamily
Eumolpinae
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.
It is found in
South America
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.
The genus is dedicated to the German entomologist .
In May 2019, the
New Zealand Environmental Protection Authority approved an application to introduce ''Freudeita''
cf.
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''cupripennis'' as a
biological control agent
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against the moth plant (''
Araujia hortorum
''Araujia sericifera'' is a perennial vining plant in the genus ''Araujia'', of the family Apocynaceae, that is native to South America. The species was described in 1817 by the Portuguese botanist Félix de Avelar Brotero. The synonym ''Arauji ...
''), an invasive weed in
New Zealand
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.
Species
* ''
Freudeita alternata''
(Lefèvre Lefebvre (; commonly in English-speaking countries, as well as or ) is a common northern French surname. Alternative forms include ''Lefebvre'', ''le Febvre'', ''Le Febvre'', ''Lefèbvre'', ''le Fèbvre'', ''Le Fèbvre'', as well as the common var ...
, 1891)
* ''
Freudeita callosa''
Bechyné, 1953
* ''
Freudeita chalcites''
(Lefèvre Lefebvre (; commonly in English-speaking countries, as well as or ) is a common northern French surname. Alternative forms include ''Lefebvre'', ''le Febvre'', ''Le Febvre'', ''Lefèbvre'', ''le Fèbvre'', ''Le Fèbvre'', as well as the common var ...
, 1884)
* ''
Freudeita colligens''
Bechyné, 1951
* ''
Freudeita cruda''
Bechyné, 1951
* ''
Freudeita cuprinula''
Bechyné, 1950
** ''Freudeita cuprinula cuprinula''
Bechyné, 1950
** ''Freudeita cuprinula fortis''
Bechyné & Bechyné, 1964
** ''Freudeita cuprinula maldonaldoi''
Bechyné, 1953
* ''
Freudeita cupripennis''
(Lefèvre Lefebvre (; commonly in English-speaking countries, as well as or ) is a common northern French surname. Alternative forms include ''Lefebvre'', ''le Febvre'', ''Le Febvre'', ''Lefèbvre'', ''le Fèbvre'', ''Le Fèbvre'', as well as the common var ...
, 1877)
* ''
Freudeita duplicata''
(Lefèvre Lefebvre (; commonly in English-speaking countries, as well as or ) is a common northern French surname. Alternative forms include ''Lefebvre'', ''le Febvre'', ''Le Febvre'', ''Lefèbvre'', ''le Fèbvre'', ''Le Fèbvre'', as well as the common var ...
, 1877)
* ''
Freudeita interlata''
Bechyné & Bechyné, 1961
* ''
Freudeita iracunda''
Bechyné, 1950
* ''
Freudeita macroscopia''
Bechyné, 1954[ (note: pages 196–199 are missing in the PDF)]
* ''
Freudeita parellina''
(Erichson
Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson (26 November 1809 – 18 December 1848) was a German entomologist and doctor.
He was the author of many articles about insects mainly in '' Archiv für Naturgeschichte''. When writing in Latin, he latinised ''Wilhelm'' ...
, 1847)
* ''
Freudeita peruviana''
(Bowditch, 1921)
* ''
Freudeita plaumanni''
Bechyné, 1951
* ''
Freudeita porosa''
( Jacoby, 1900)
* ''
Freudeita proligens''
Bechyné, 1951
* ''
Freudeita subopaca''
Bechyné, 1950
* ''
Freudeita violacea''
(Lefèvre Lefebvre (; commonly in English-speaking countries, as well as or ) is a common northern French surname. Alternative forms include ''Lefebvre'', ''le Febvre'', ''Le Febvre'', ''Lefèbvre'', ''le Fèbvre'', ''Le Fèbvre'', as well as the common var ...
, 1877)
** ''Freudeita violacea cyaneoazurea''
Bechyné, 1951
** ''Freudeita violacea subnitida''
Bechyné, 1950
** ''Freudeita violacea violacea''
(Lefèvre Lefebvre (; commonly in English-speaking countries, as well as or ) is a common northern French surname. Alternative forms include ''Lefebvre'', ''le Febvre'', ''Le Febvre'', ''Lefèbvre'', ''le Fèbvre'', ''Le Fèbvre'', as well as the common var ...
, 1877)
* ''
Freudeita viridipes''
(Lefèvre Lefebvre (; commonly in English-speaking countries, as well as or ) is a common northern French surname. Alternative forms include ''Lefebvre'', ''le Febvre'', ''Le Febvre'', ''Lefèbvre'', ''le Fèbvre'', ''Le Fèbvre'', as well as the common var ...
, 1877)
** ''Freudeita viridipes cyanea''
(Lefèvre Lefebvre (; commonly in English-speaking countries, as well as or ) is a common northern French surname. Alternative forms include ''Lefebvre'', ''le Febvre'', ''Le Febvre'', ''Lefèbvre'', ''le Fèbvre'', ''Le Fèbvre'', as well as the common var ...
, 1885)
** ''Freudeita viridipes viridipes''
(Lefèvre Lefebvre (; commonly in English-speaking countries, as well as or ) is a common northern French surname. Alternative forms include ''Lefebvre'', ''le Febvre'', ''Le Febvre'', ''Lefèbvre'', ''le Fèbvre'', ''Le Fèbvre'', as well as the common var ...
, 1877)
Synonyms:
* ''Freudeita balyi''
( Jacoby, 1881):
moved back to ''
Colaspis''
* ''Freudeita dentifera''
Bechyné, 1951:
moved to ''
Colaspis''
* ''Freudeita melancholica''
( Jacoby, 1881):
moved back to ''
Colaspis''
* ''Freudeita violacea consentanea''
(Lefèvre Lefebvre (; commonly in English-speaking countries, as well as or ) is a common northern French surname. Alternative forms include ''Lefebvre'', ''le Febvre'', ''Le Febvre'', ''Lefèbvre'', ''le Fèbvre'', ''Le Fèbvre'', as well as the common var ...
, 1891): synonym of ''
Freudeita violacea''
(Lefèvre Lefebvre (; commonly in English-speaking countries, as well as or ) is a common northern French surname. Alternative forms include ''Lefebvre'', ''le Febvre'', ''Le Febvre'', ''Lefèbvre'', ''le Fèbvre'', ''Le Fèbvre'', as well as the common var ...
, 1877)
References
Eumolpinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Beetles of South America
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