''Pheloticus'' is a genus of
leaf beetle
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s in the subfamily
Eumolpinae
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. It is found in
Madagascar
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.
Many species had been previously placed in the related genus ''
Syagrus'' by
Jan BechynÄ›
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Career
BechynÄ› studied at the University of P ...
.
Species
* ''
Pheloticus achardi''
( Bechyné, 1947)
** ''Pheloticus achardi achardi''
( Bechyné, 1947)
** ''Pheloticus achardi boreella''
( Bechyné, 1951)
** ''Pheloticus achardi sequens''
( Bechyné, 1951)
** ''Pheloticus achardi tabens''
( Bechyné, 1947)
* ''
Pheloticus affinis''
Brancsik, 1893
* ''
Pheloticus allochromus''
( Bechyné, 1964)
* ''
Pheloticus allotrophicus''
( Bechyné, 1950)
* ''
Pheloticus ambrensis''
( Bechyné, 1964)
* ''
Pheloticus argopoides''
( Fairmaire, 1869)
* ''
Pheloticus basipennis''
( Fairmaire, 1902)
* ''
Pheloticus bipartitus''
( Fairmaire, 1886)
* ''
Pheloticus brunneus''
Jacoby, 1892
* ''
Pheloticus castellanus''
( Bechyné, 1964)
* ''
Pheloticus costatipennis''
( Jacoby, 1877)
* ''
Pheloticus dilutus''
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* ''
Pheloticus distentus''
( Bechyné, 1946)
* ''
Pheloticus diversicornis''
( Bechyné, 1947)
* ''
Pheloticus femoralis''
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* ''
Pheloticus haroldi''
(Duvivier, 1891)
* ''
Pheloticus hovus''
( Bechyné, 1951)
* ''
Pheloticus lebisi''
( Bechyné, 1947)
* ''
Pheloticus lefevrei''
( Jacoby, 1901)
* ''
Pheloticus madagascariensis''
( Jacoby, 1877)
* ''
Pheloticus marlenus''
( Bechyné, 1964)
* ''
Pheloticus maromandiae''
( Bechyné, 1946)
* ''
Pheloticus nigricollis''
( Jacoby, 1877)
* ''
Pheloticus pallidipennis''
Jacoby, 1895
* ''
Pheloticus perroti''
( Jacoby, 1895)
* ''
Pheloticus pullatus''
( Bechyné, 1947)
* ''
Pheloticus quartus''
( Bechyné, 1964)
* ''
Pheloticus quintus''
( Bechyné, 1964)
** ''Pheloticus quintus imerinensis''
( Bechyné, 1964)
** ''Pheloticus quintus graciliformis''
( Bechyné, 1964)
* ''
Pheloticus recidivus''
( Bechyné, 1947)
* ''
Pheloticus rhembastoides''
( Bechyné, 1947)
* ''
Pheloticus rogezianus''
( Bechyné, 1949)
** ''Pheloticus rogezianus rogezianus''
( Bechyné, 1949)
** ''Pheloticus rogezianus sambiranensis''
( Bechyné, 1949)
* ''
Pheloticus rufipennis''
(Duvivier, 1891)
* ''
Pheloticus rugicollis''
( Jacoby, 1897)
* ''
Pheloticus secundus''
( Bechyné, 1964)
* ''
Pheloticus semistriatus''
Fairmaire, 1886
* ''
Pheloticus sextus''
( Bechyné, 1964)
* ''
Pheloticus strangulatus''
( Bechyné, 1947)
** ''Pheloticus strangulatus mandrakanus''
( Bechyné, 1947)
** ''Pheloticus strangulatus nandihizinae''
( Bechyné, 1947)
* ''
Pheloticus strigicollis''
( Fairmaire, 1886)
* ''
Pheloticus tertius''
( Bechyné, 1964)
* ''
Pheloticus vadoni''
( Bechyné, 1946)
References
Eumolpinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Beetles of Africa
Insects of Madagascar
Endemic fauna of Madagascar
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