''Callipta'' is a genus of
leaf beetles in the subfamily
Eumolpinae. It contains four species, which are distributed in the
Caucasus,
Central
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Central may also refer to:
Directions and generalised locations
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to
East Asia and
North Africa.
The genus was originally named ''Calliope'' by
Julius Weise in 1882; however, as
Édouard Lefèvre
Édouard Lefèvre (22 January 183917 June 1894) was a French botanist and later entomologist who specialised in Coleoptera. He became a member of the Entomological Society of France
Entomology () is the scientific study of insects, a branch of ...
pointed out, the name "Calliope" had been used a number of times for genera described previously (for instance, the passerine bird genus ''
Calliope''
Gould, 1836), so it was renamed to ''Callipta'' by Lefèvre in 1885.
Species
* ''
Callipta borealis
''Callipta'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It contains four species, which are distributed in the Caucasus, Central Asia, Central to East Asia, East Asia and North Africa. The genus was originally named ''Calliope'' by J ...
''
Lopatin, 1976 –
Uzbekistan,
China
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(
Xinjiang)
* ''
Callipta fausti
''Callipta fausti'' is a species of leaf beetle found in the Caucasus region and Turkmenistan.
Subspecies
*''Callipta fausti badghyza'' – Turkmenistan (South Turkmenistan: Badkhyz)
*''Callipta fausti balchana'' – Turkmenistan (West Turk ...
''
( Weise, 1882)
** ''Callipta fausti badghyza''
Lopatin, 1997 –
Turkmenistan (South Turkmenistan: Badkhyz)
** ''Callipta fausti balchana''
Lopatin, 1997 – Turkmenistan (West Turkmenistan)
** ''Callipta fausti fausti''
( Weise, 1882) –
Azerbaijan, southern
European Russia
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** ''Callipta fausti murgabica''
Lopatin, 1997 – Turkmenistan (South Turkmenistan: Murgab River)
** ''Callipta fausti palvanica''
Lopatin, 1997 – Turkmenistan (North Turkmenistan: Kaplankyr)
** ''Callipta fausti turcomana''
Medvedev, 1957 – Turkmenistan (Kopet-Dag mountain ridge)
* ''
Callipta iranica
''Callipta'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It contains four species, which are distributed in the Caucasus, Central to East Asia and North Africa. The genus was originally named ''Calliope'' by Julius Weise in 188 ...
''
Lopatin, 1997 –
Iran
* ''
Callipta oberthuri
''Callipta oberthuri'' is a species of leaf beetle of Tunisia and Algeria, described by Léon Fairmaire
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A specialist in Coleoptera he assembled an imm ...
''
( Fairmaire, 1876) –
Algeria,
Tunesia
References
Eumolpinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Beetles of North Africa
Beetles of Asia
Taxa named by Édouard Lefèvre
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