''Heteraspis'' (formerly ''Scelodonta'') is a
genus
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of
leaf beetle
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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. ...
.
The genus includes over 70 species, mainly from the
Afrotropical
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,
Palearctic
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Th ...
and
Oriental
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biogeographic realm
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s.
Only three species are found in
Australia
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.
According to recent literature, the name ''Scelodonta''
Westwood, 1838 is actually a junior synonym of ''Heteraspis''
Chevrolat ''in'' Dejean, 1836. As the conditions for reversal of precedence in the
International Code of Zoological Nomenclature
The International Code of Zoological Nomenclature (ICZN) is a widely accepted Convention (norm), convention in zoology that rules the formal scientific name, scientific naming of organisms treated as animals. It is also informally known as the I ...
are not met, ''Heteraspis'' should be used as the valid name for the genus.
Species
Select species include:
* ''
Heteraspis aeneola''
(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)
* ''
Heteraspis albidovittata
''Heteraspis albidovittata'' is a species of leaf beetle from Namibia, Tanzania, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, described by Joseph Sugar Baly in 1877.
Subspecies
There are two subspecies of ''H. albidovittata'':
* ''He ...
''
( Baly, 1877)
** ''
Heteraspis albidovittata albidovittata
''Heteraspis albidovittata'' is a species of leaf beetle from Namibia, Tanzania, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, described by Joseph Sugar Baly in 1877.
Subspecies
There are two subspecies of ''H. albidovittata'':
* ''He ...
''
( Baly, 1877)
** ''
Heteraspis albidovittata ruandensis
''Heteraspis albidovittata'' is a species of leaf beetle from Namibia, Tanzania, Sudan, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Rwanda, described by Joseph Sugar Baly in 1877.
Subspecies
There are two subspecies of ''H. albidovittata'':
* ''He ...
''
(Burgeon, 1941)
* ''
Heteraspis albomaculata
''Heteraspis'' (formerly ''Scelodonta'') is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. The genus includes over 70 species, mainly from the Afrotropical, Palearctic and Oriental biogeographic realms. Only three species are found in Austr ...
''
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PIC or pic may refer to:
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* Pic River, in Ontario, Canada
* Picayune (Amtrak station) (Amtrak station code PIC), Mississippi, United States
* Pic, a ...
, 1939)
* ''
Heteraspis albopectoralis
''Heteraspis'' (formerly ''Scelodonta'') is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. The genus includes over 70 species, mainly from the Afrotropical, Palearctic and Oriental biogeographic realms. Only three species are found in Austr ...
''
(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 ...
, 1943)
* ''
Heteraspis alternata
''Heteraspis'' (formerly ''Scelodonta'') is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. The genus includes over 70 species, mainly from the Afrotropical, Palearctic and Oriental biogeographic realms. Only three species are found in Austr ...
''
( Jacoby, 1908)
* ''
Heteraspis areolata
''Heteraspis'' (formerly ''Scelodonta'') is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. The genus includes over 70 species, mainly from the Afrotropical, Palearctic and Oriental biogeographic realms. Only three species are found in Austr ...
''
(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 ...
, 1891)
* ''
Heteraspis aurosignata
''Heteraspis'' (formerly ''Scelodonta'') is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. The genus includes over 70 species, mainly from the Afrotropical, Palearctic and Oriental biogeographic realms. Only three species are found in Austr ...
''
(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 ...
, 1883)
* ''
Heteraspis bella''
(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 ...
, 1937)
* ''
Heteraspis bidentata''
( Baly, 1877)
* ''
Heteraspis brevipilis''
( Lea, 1915)
* ''
Heteraspis carinata''
(Bryant, 1956)
* ''
Heteraspis celebensis''
( Jacoby, 1894)
* ''
Heteraspis chapuisi''
(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 ...
, 1884)
* ''
Heteraspis congoana''
(Weise __NOTOC__
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* Andreas Weise (born 1986), Swedish singer and songwriter
*Agustín Saavedra Weise (1943–2021), Bolivian diplomat and writer
*Arne W ...
, 1915)
* ''
Heteraspis corrugata''
(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)
* ''
Heteraspis costata''
( Jacoby, 1894)
* ''
Heteraspis costatipennis''
(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 ...
, 1956)
* ''
Heteraspis cuprea''
(Bryant, 1935)
* ''
Heteraspis curculionoides''
( Westwood, 1838)
* ''
Heteraspis cyanea''
(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 ...
, 1877)
* ''
Heteraspis dillwyni''
(Stephens
Stephens is a surname. It is a patronymic and is recorded in England from 1086.
Notable people with the surname include:
*Alexander H. Stephens (1812–1883), Vice President of the Confederate States
*Alison Stephens (1970–2010), British mandoli ...
, 1831)
* ''
Heteraspis dispar''
(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)
* ''
Heteraspis diversecostata''
(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 ...
, 1941)
* ''
Heteraspis gowdeyi''
(Bryant, 1935)
* ''
Heteraspis granulosa''
( Baly, 1867)
* ''
Heteraspis humeralis''
(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 ...
, 1956)
* ''
Heteraspis immaculata''
( Jacoby, 1908)
* ''
Heteraspis impressipennis''
(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 ...
, 1877)
* ''
Heteraspis inaequalis''
( Fairmaire, 1887)
* ''
Heteraspis iriana''
(Medvedev, 2009)
* ''
Heteraspis kibonotensis''
(Weise __NOTOC__
Weise is a surname, meaning "wise" or "prudent" in German.
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A
* Andreas Weise (born 1986), Swedish singer and songwriter
*Agustín Saavedra Weise (1943–2021), Bolivian diplomat and writer
*Arne W ...
, 1910)
* ''
Heteraspis laeviuscula
''Heteraspis'' (formerly ''Scelodonta'') is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. The genus includes over 70 species, mainly from the Afrotropical, Palearctic and Oriental biogeographic realms. Only three species are found in Austr ...
''
( Heller, 1898)
* ''
Heteraspis lefevrei''
( Jacoby, 1904)
* ''
Heteraspis lewisii''
( Baly, 1874)
* ''
Heteraspis lineaticollis''
(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)
* ''
Heteraspis longicollis''
( Jacoby, 1908)
* ''
Heteraspis maculicollis''
(Burgeon, 1941)
* ''
Heteraspis maculosa''
(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 ...
, 1891)
* ''
Heteraspis madoni''
(Pic
PIC or pic may refer to:
Places
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* Pic River, in Ontario, Canada
* Picayune (Amtrak station) (Amtrak station code PIC), Mississippi, United States
* Pic, a ...
, 1949)
* ''
Heteraspis monardi''
(Pic
PIC or pic may refer to:
Places
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* Pic River, in Ontario, Canada
* Picayune (Amtrak station) (Amtrak station code PIC), Mississippi, United States
* Pic, a ...
, 1939)
* ''
Heteraspis murrayi''
( Baly, 1865)
* ''
Heteraspis natalensis''
( Baly, 1878)
* ''
Heteraspis nilgiriensis''
( Jacoby, 1908)
* ''
Heteraspis palmerstoni''
(Blackburn
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, 1889)
* ''
Heteraspis parcepilosa''
(Burgeon, 1941)
* ''
Heteraspis pectoralis''
( Jacoby, 1898)
* ''
Heteraspis pulchella''
( Baly, 1864)
* ''
Heteraspis pulchra''
( Schaufuss, 1885)
* ''
Heteraspis purpurea''
(Papp, 1951)
* ''
Heteraspis purpureomaculata''
( Baly, 1864)
* ''
Heteraspis quadrifossulata''
(Burgeon, 1941)
* ''
Heteraspis raffrayi''
(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 ...
, 1877)
* ''
Heteraspis rugipennis''
( Jacoby, 1904)
* ''
Heteraspis sansibarica''
( Gerstaecker, 1871)
* ''
Heteraspis sauteri''
(Chûjô, 1938)
* ''
Heteraspis sexplagiata''
( Jacoby, 1900)
* ''
Heteraspis simoni''
( Baly, 1878)
* ''
Heteraspis spinipes''
(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 ...
, 1937)
* ''
Heteraspis strigata''
(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 ...
, 1877)
* ''
Heteraspis subcostata''
( Jacoby, 1908)
* ''
Heteraspis subglabra''
(Gridelli, 1939)
* ''
Heteraspis superba''
(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 ...
, 1937)
* ''
Heteraspis theresae''
(Pic
PIC or pic may refer to:
Places
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* Pic River, in Ontario, Canada
* Picayune (Amtrak station) (Amtrak station code PIC), Mississippi, United States
* Pic, a ...
, 1956)
* ''
Heteraspis trinotata
''Heteraspis'' (formerly ''Scelodonta'') is a genus (biology), genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. The genus includes over 70 species, mainly from the Afrotropical realm, Afrotropical, Palearctic realm, Palearctic and Oriental real ...
''
(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 ...
, 1939)
* ''
Heteraspis turneri''
(Bryant, 1952)
* ''
Heteraspis vicina''
( Harold, 1877)
* ''
Heteraspis vietnamica''
(Eroshkina, 1988)
* ''
Heteraspis viridimaculata''
( Jacoby, 1877)
* ''
Heteraspis viridula''
(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 ...
, 1875)
* ''
Heteraspis vitis''
(Bryant, 1931)
* ''
Heteraspis vitivora''
(Bryant, 1935)
* ''
Heteraspis vitticollis''
(Weise __NOTOC__
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* Andreas Weise (born 1986), Swedish singer and songwriter
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*Arne W ...
, 1906)
* ''
Heteraspis vittata''
( Olivier, 1808)
* ''
Heteraspis wittei''
(Burgeon, 1942)
Synonyms:
* ''Scelodonta aenea''
(Motschulsky
Victor Ivanovich Motschulsky, sometimes Victor von Motschulsky (Russian: Виктор Иванович Мочульский; 11 April 1810, St. Petersburg – 5 June 1871, Simferopol) was a Russian entomologist mainly interested in beetles.
Mo ...
, 1866): synonym of ''
Pagria restituens''
(Walker
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Places
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*Walker, Arizona, in Yavapai County
*Walker, Mono County, California
* ...
, 1859)
* ''Scelodonta egregia''
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 ...
, 1877: synonym of ''
Heteraspis bidentata''
( Baly, 1877)
* ''Scelodonta indica''
Duvivier, 1891: synonym of ''
Heteraspis dillwyni''
(Stephens
Stephens is a surname. It is a patronymic and is recorded in England from 1086.
Notable people with the surname include:
*Alexander H. Stephens (1812–1883), Vice President of the Confederate States
*Alison Stephens (1970–2010), British mandoli ...
, 1831)
* ''Scelodonta orientalis''
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 ...
, 1877: synonym of ''
Heteraspis lewisii''
( Baly, 1874)
* ''Scelodonta strigicollis''
(Motschulsky
Victor Ivanovich Motschulsky, sometimes Victor von Motschulsky (Russian: Виктор Иванович Мочульский; 11 April 1810, St. Petersburg – 5 June 1871, Simferopol) was a Russian entomologist mainly interested in beetles.
Mo ...
, 1866): synonym of ''
Heteraspis dillwyni''
(Stephens
Stephens is a surname. It is a patronymic and is recorded in England from 1086.
Notable people with the surname include:
*Alexander H. Stephens (1812–1883), Vice President of the Confederate States
*Alison Stephens (1970–2010), British mandoli ...
, 1831)
References
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Eumolpinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Beetles of Asia
Beetles of Africa
Beetles of Australia
Taxa named by Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat