''Melindea'' 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. ...
.
It is known from
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
.
Species
* ''
Melindea abyssinica''
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, 1884
* ''
Melindea brunnea''
( Jacoby, 1901)
* ''
Melindea denticrus''
(Burgeon, 1941)
* ''
Melindea ferruginipes''
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Notable people with the name include:
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* Andreas Weise (born 1986), Swedish singer and songwriter
*AgustĂn Saavedra Weise (1943–2021), Bolivian diplomat and writer
*Arne W ...
, 1924)
* ''
Melindea limbata''
(Pic
PIC or pic may refer to:
Places
* Penbay International Circuit, or PIC, a motor track circuit in Pingtung County, Taiwan
* Pic River, in Ontario, Canada
* Picayune (Amtrak station) (Amtrak station code PIC), Mississippi, United States
* Pic, a ...
, 1923)
* ''
Melindea nigripes''
(Bryant, 1954)
* ''
Melindea nigrita''
( Jacoby, 1901)
* ''
Melindea nigritarsis''
(Bryant, 1954)
* ''
Melindea opaca''
(Weise __NOTOC__
Weise is a surname, meaning "wise" or "prudent" in German.
Notable people with the name include:
A
* Andreas Weise (born 1986), Swedish singer and songwriter
*AgustĂn Saavedra Weise (1943–2021), Bolivian diplomat and writer
*Arne W ...
, 1915)
* ''
Melindea pubescens''
(Bryant, 1941)
* ''
Melindea robusta''
(Pic
PIC or pic may refer to:
Places
* Penbay International Circuit, or PIC, a motor track circuit in Pingtung County, Taiwan
* Pic River, in Ontario, Canada
* Picayune (Amtrak station) (Amtrak station code PIC), Mississippi, United States
* Pic, a ...
, 1923)
* ''
Melindea rufescens''
(Pic
PIC or pic may refer to:
Places
* Penbay International Circuit, or PIC, a motor track circuit in Pingtung County, Taiwan
* Pic River, in Ontario, Canada
* Picayune (Amtrak station) (Amtrak station code PIC), Mississippi, United States
* Pic, a ...
, 1950)
* ''
Melindea semifulva''
(Bryant, 1954)
* ''
Melindea virescens''
(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)
References
Eumolpinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Beetles of Africa
Taxa named by Édouard Lefèvre
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