Damelia Marshalli
''Damelia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Fiji and Solomon Islands. Species * ''Damelia cyanea'' Bryant, 1937 * ''Damelia leveri'' Bryant, 1937 * ''Damelia marshalli'' Hamlet Clark, Clark, 1864 * ''Damelia metallica'' Bryant, 1937 * ''Damelia rugosa'' Bryant, 1957 * ''Damelia salomonensis'' Bryant, 1937 * ''Damelia verrucosa'' Bryant, 1957 References

Eumolpinae Chrysomelidae genera Beetles of Oceania Insects of Fiji Insects of the Solomon Islands Taxa named by Hamlet Clark {{Eumolpinae-stub ...
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Hamlet Clark
Hamlet Clark (30 March 182310 June 1867) was an English clergyman and entomologist specialising in Coleoptera, especially water beetles and leaf beetles. Hamlet Clark was born in Navenby, Lincolnshire on 30 March 1823. He was the eldest son of Rev. Henry Clark of Harmston, Lincolnshire. His first schooling was at the Beverly Grammar School after which he studied with the Rev. Scott who ignited his interest in natural history. Hamlet was a sickly child and avoided strenuous activities. He enrolled at Corpus Christi College, Cambridge and studied under the coleopterist Thomas Vernon Wollaston (Jesus College, Cambridge). Cambridge's tuition in natural history at that time was not of a high standard, but Clark devised his own reading list and purchased specimens from local residents. His interests during that period were birds, spiders, and Lepidoptera. Later on he devoted his time to Coleoptera, in particular the water and leaf beetles. Clark published his first article 'Captu ...
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