''Dermorhytis'' 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 found in
south Asia
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,
southeast Asia
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and
southwest China
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Geography
Southwestern China is a rugged and mountainous region, ...
.
Species
The following species are placed in the genus:
* ''
Dermorhytis andrewesi''
Jacoby, 1895
* ''
Dermorhytis atkinsoni''
Jacoby, 1908
* ''
Dermorhytis biangulata''
Jacoby, 1908
* ''
Dermorhytis ceylonensis''
Jacoby, 1887
* ''
Dermorhytis costata''
Jacoby, 1908
* ''
Dermorhytis cuprea''
Jacoby, 1887
* ''
Dermorhytis foveata''
Tan, 1982
* ''
Dermorhytis fulvipes''
Jacoby, 1903
* ''
Dermorhytis igneofasciata''
Baly, 1861
* ''
Dermorhytis imitans''
Jacoby, 1908
* ''
Dermorhytis kandyensis''
Jacoby, 1908
* ''
Dermorhytis lewisi''
Jacoby, 1887
* ''
Dermorhytis martini''
Allard, 1895
* ''
Dermorhytis ornatissima''
Baly, 1864
* ''
Dermorhytis punctatissima''
( Jacoby, 1887)
* ''
Dermorhytis rugosa''
Jacoby, 1908
* ''
Dermorhytis speciosa''
Jacoby, 1895
* ''
Dermorhytis variabilis''
Jacoby, 1887
* ''
Dermorhytis violacea''
Jacoby, 1908
* ''
Dermorhytis viridinitens''
Jacoby, 1908
* ''
Dermorhytis viridis''
Jacoby, 1884
* ''
Dermorhytis yunnanensis''
Tan & Wang, 1984
Synonyms:
* ''Dermorhytis fortunei''
Baly, 1861:
moved to ''
Abirus''
* ''Dermorhytis hirsuta''
( Jacoby, 1900): synonym of ''
Lophea melancholica''
Baly, 1865
* ''Dermorhytis longipes''
Jacoby, 1894:
moved to ''
Chrysonopa''
References
Eumolpinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Taxa named by Joseph Sugar Baly
Beetles of Asia
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