''Bohumiljania'' 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
Spilopyrinae. It 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 ...
.
It is named after Czech entomologist Bohumila Špringlová (wife of
Jan Bechyně
Jan Karel Bechyně (19 September 1920 – 9 March 1973) was a Czech entomologist and a leading authority on leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae). He was the son of photographer and nephew of architect .
Career
Bechyně studied at the University of P ...
).
Species
* ''
Bohumiljania aoupinie''
Reid & Beatson, 2011
* ''
Bohumiljania caledonica''
(Jolivet, 1957)
* ''
Bohumiljania humboldti''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2005
* ''
Bohumiljania lafoa''
Reid & Beatson, 2011
* ''
Bohumiljania mandjelia''
Reid & Beatson, 2011
* ''
Bohumiljania tango''
Reid & Beatson, 2011
* ''
Bohumiljania xanthogramma''
Reid & Beatson, 2011
* ''
Bohumiljania xaracuu''
Reid & Beatson, 2011
* ''
Bohumiljania yuaga''
Reid & Beatson, 2011
References
Chrysomelidae genera
Insects of New Caledonia
Endemic fauna of New Caledonia
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