''Samuelsonia'' 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 known from the
South Province and
Mont Panié of
New Caledonia
New Caledonia ( ; ) is a group of islands in the southwest Pacific Ocean, southwest of Vanuatu and east of Australia. Located from Metropolitan France, it forms a Overseas France#Sui generis collectivity, ''sui generis'' collectivity of t ...
, and is named after Dr. G. Allan Samuelson of the
Bishop Museum
The Bernice Pauahi Bishop Museum, designated the Hawaii State Museum of Natural and Cultural History, is a museum of history and science in the historic Kalihi district of Honolulu, Hawaii, Honolulu on the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. Founded in 1 ...
.
The genus was established based on general proportions and body size, and may be
polyphyletic
A polyphyletic group is an assemblage that includes organisms with mixed evolutionary origin but does not include their most recent common ancestor. The term is often applied to groups that share similar features known as Homoplasy, homoplasies ...
or
paraphyletic
Paraphyly is a taxonomic term describing a grouping that consists of the grouping's last common ancestor and some but not all of its descendant lineages. The grouping is said to be paraphyletic ''with respect to'' the excluded subgroups. In co ...
.
Species
* ''
Samuelsonia bicolor''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007
* ''
Samuelsonia dunali''
( Montrouzier, 1861)
* ''
Samuelsonia fauveli''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007
* ''
Samuelsonia fusca''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007
* ''
Samuelsonia gomeyi''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2013
* ''
Samuelsonia histrio''
( Perroud & Montrouzier, 1864)
* ''
Samuelsonia lemerrei''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2013
* ''
Samuelsonia mayonae''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2010
* ''
Samuelsonia melas
''Samuelsonia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from the South Province, New Caledonia, South Province and Mont Panié of New Caledonia, and is named after Dr. G. Allan Samuelson of the Bishop Museum. The genus ...
''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007
* ''
Samuelsonia minima''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2013
* ''
Samuelsonia nitida''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2013
* ''
Samuelsonia panieensis''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2011
* ''
Samuelsonia pardalis''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007
* ''
Samuelsonia pilosa''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007
* ''
Samuelsonia pygmaea''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2010
* ''
Samuelsonia rubiacearum''
( Perroud & Montrouzier, 1864)
* ''
Samuelsonia rugosa''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2013
* ''
Samuelsonia turgida''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007
* ''
Samuelsonia viridiscens''
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2013
References
Eumolpinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Insects of New Caledonia
Beetles of Oceania
Endemic fauna of New Caledonia
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