''Proliniscus'' 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. ...
, found in
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 20% of Earth's land area and 6% of its total surfac ...
.
Most of its species were originally placed in ''Liniscus'' (now known as ''
Zohranus'') or ''
Syagrus''.
Species
* ''
Proliniscus antennatus''
( Jacoby, 1900)
* ''
Proliniscus cylindriformis''
( Jacoby, 1897)
* ''
Proliniscus dombeyae''
(Bryant, 1941)
* ''
Proliniscus garambaensis''
Selman, 1972
* ''
Proliniscus minutus''
( Jacoby, 1895)
* ''
Proliniscus natalensis''
(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)
* ''
Proliniscus parvulus''
( Jacoby, 1899)
* ''
Proliniscus puncticollis''
( Jacoby, 1900)
* ''
Proliniscus viridis''
Selman, 1973
References
Eumolpinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Beetles of Africa
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