''Taumacera'' is a genus of
leaf beetles
The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...
in the subfamily
Galerucinae
The Galerucinae are a large subfamily of the leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae), containing about 15,000 species in more than 1000 genera, of which about 500 genera and about 8000 species make up the flea beetle tribe Alticini.
The division into tr ...
. It contains about 70 species distributed in the
Oriental realm
The Indomalayan realm is one of the eight biogeographic realms. It extends across most of South and Southeast Asia and into the southern parts of East Asia.
Also called the Oriental realm by biogeographers, Indomalaya spreads all over the ...
. About 20
Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent, after Asia in both cases. At about 30.3 million km2 (11.7 million square miles) including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of Earth's total surface area ...
n species are also classified in ''Taumacera'', but they may actually belong in a different genus.
Species
Species included in the genus (not including those from Africa), as of 2019:
* ''Taumacera antennata'' species-group:
** ''
Taumacera antennata''
(Mohamedsaid, 1997)
** ''
Taumacera musaamani''
(Mohamedsaid, 2010)
* ''Taumacera cervicornis'' species-group:
** ''
Taumacera cervicornis''
(Baly, 1861)
** ''
Taumacera lewisi''
(Jacoby, 1887)
** ''
Taumacera mirabilis''
(Jacoby, 1887)
** ''
Taumacera unicolor''
(Jacoby, 1887)
* ''Taumacera deusta'' species-group:
** ''
Taumacera centromaculata''
Medvedev, 2008
** ''
Taumacera constricta
''Taumacera'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It contains about 70 species distributed in the Oriental realm. About 20 African species are also classified in ''Taumacera'', but they may actually belong in a different gen ...
''
Mohamedsaid, 2002
** ''
Taumacera costatipennis
''Taumacera'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It contains about 70 species distributed in the Oriental realm. About 20 African species are also classified in ''Taumacera'', but they may actually belong in a different genu ...
''
(Jacoby, 1896)
** ''
Taumacera dekatevi''
Reid, 2001
** ''
Taumacera deusta''
Thunberg, 1814
** ''
Taumacera duri''
Mohamedsaid, 2001
** ''
Taumacera evi
''Taumacera'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It contains about 70 species distributed in the Oriental realm. About 20 African species are also classified in ''Taumacera'', but they may actually belong in a different gen ...
''
Reid, 1999
** ''
Taumacera fulvicollis
''Taumacera'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It contains about 70 species distributed in the Oriental realm. About 20 African species are also classified in ''Taumacera'', but they may actually belong in a different gen ...
''
(Jacoby, 1881)
** ''
Taumacera fulvovirens
''Taumacera'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It contains about 70 species distributed in the Oriental realm. About 20 African species are also classified in ''Taumacera'', but they may actually belong in a different gen ...
''
(Laboissière, 1929)
** ''
Taumacera khalednordini
''Taumacera'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It contains about 70 species distributed in the Oriental realm. About 20 African species are also classified in ''Taumacera'', but they may actually belong in a different gen ...
''
Mohamedsaid, 2010
** ''
Taumacera laevipennis
''Taumacera'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It contains about 70 species distributed in the Oriental realm. About 20 African species are also classified in ''Taumacera'', but they may actually belong in a different gen ...
''
(Jacoby, 1886)
** ''
Taumacera maculata
''Taumacera'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It contains about 70 species distributed in the Oriental realm. About 20 African species are also classified in ''Taumacera'', but they may actually belong in a different gen ...
''
(Baly, 1886)
** ''
Taumacera midtibialis
''Taumacera'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It contains about 70 species distributed in the Oriental realm. About 20 African species are also classified in ''Taumacera'', but they may actually belong in a different gen ...
''
Mohamedsaid, 1998
** ''
Taumacera mohamedsaidi
''Taumacera'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It contains about 70 species distributed in the Oriental realm. About 20 African species are also classified in ''Taumacera'', but they may actually belong in a different gen ...
''
Reid, 1999
** ''
Taumacera seminigra
''Taumacera'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It contains about 70 species distributed in the Oriental realm. About 20 African species are also classified in ''Taumacera'', but they may actually belong in a different gen ...
''
Reid, 1999
** ''
Taumacera subapicalis
''Taumacera'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It contains about 70 species distributed in the Oriental realm. About 20 African species are also classified in ''Taumacera'', but they may actually belong in a different gen ...
''
Mohamedsaid, 1993
** ''
Taumacera sucki
''Taumacera'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It contains about 70 species distributed in the Oriental realm. About 20 African species are also classified in ''Taumacera'', but they may actually belong in a different genu ...
''
(Weise, 1922)
** ''
Taumacera tibialis''
Mohamedsaid, 1994
** ''
Taumacera uniformis''
(Jacoby, 1891)
** ''
Taumacera warisan''
Mohamedsaid, 1998
* ''Taumacera insignis'' species-group:
** ''
Taumacera insignis''
(Baly, 1864)
** ''
Taumacera yamamotoi
''Taumacera'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It contains about 70 species distributed in the Oriental realm. About 20 African species are also classified in ''Taumacera'', but they may actually belong in a different genu ...
''
(Mohamedsaid, 1998)
* ''Taumacera nasuta'' species-group:
** ''
Taumacera clypeata''
(Baly, 1888)
** ''
Taumacera facialis''
(Baly, 1886)
** ''
Taumacera frontalis''
Mohamedsaid, 2001
** ''
Taumacera fulva''
(Kimoto, 1989)
** ''
Taumacera indicola''
Bezděk, 2019
** ''
Taumacera kimotoi
''Taumacera'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It contains about 70 species distributed in the Oriental realm. About 20 African species are also classified in ''Taumacera'', but they may actually belong in a different genu ...
''
Bezděk, 2019
** ''
Taumacera martensi''
(Medvedev, 1990)
** ''
Taumacera medvedevi''
Bezděk, 2019
** ''
Taumacera nasuta''
(Baly, 1879)
** ''
Taumacera paradoxa''
(Laboissière, 1936)
** ''
Taumacera samoderzhenkovi''
(Medvedev, 1992)
* ''Taumacera nigricornis'' species-group:
** ''
Taumacera nigricornis''
(Baly, 1864)
** ''
Taumacera rufomarginata
''Taumacera'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It contains about 70 species distributed in the Oriental realm. About 20 African species are also classified in ''Taumacera'', but they may actually belong in a different genu ...
''
(Jacoby, 1895)
** ''
Taumacera ventralis
''Taumacera'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It contains about 70 species distributed in the Oriental realm. About 20 African species are also classified in ''Taumacera'', but they may actually belong in a different genu ...
''
(Baly, 1864)
* ''Taumacera viridis'' species-group:
** ''
Taumacera aureipennis''
(Laboissière, 1933)
** ''
Taumacera bella''
(Weise, 1922)
** ''
Taumacera indica
''Taumacera'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It contains about 70 species distributed in the Oriental realm. About 20 African species are also classified in ''Taumacera'', but they may actually belong in a different genu ...
''
(Jacoby, 1889)
** ''
Taumacera insularis
''Taumacera'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It contains about 70 species distributed in the Oriental realm. About 20 African species are also classified in ''Taumacera'', but they may actually belong in a different genu ...
''
(Gressitt & Kimoto, 1965)
** ''
Taumacera magenta''
(Gressitt & Kimoto, 1965)
** ''
Taumacera occipitalis''
(Laboissière, 1933)
** ''
Taumacera sumatrensis''
(Jacoby, 1884)
** ''
Taumacera variceps''
(Laboissière, 1933)
** ''
Taumacera viridis''
(Hope, 1831)
* Unassigned species:
** ''
Taumacera antennalis''
Medvedev & Romantsov, 2013
** ''
Taumacera apicalis''
(Baly 1864)
** ''
Taumacera bifasciata''
(Jacoby, 1899)
** ''
Taumacera coxalis''
(Jacoby, 1899)
** ''
Taumacera indochinensis''
(Medvedev, 2004)
** ''
Taumacera jacobyi''
(Weise, 1922)
** ''
Taumacera javanensis''
(Jacoby, 1895)
** ''
Taumacera kinabaluensis''
(Mohamedsaid, 1995)
** ''
Taumacera monstrosa''
(Jacoby, 1899)
** ''
Taumacera multicostata''
(Jacoby, 1896)
** ''
Taumacera nagaii
''Taumacera'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It contains about 70 species distributed in the Oriental realm. About 20 African species are also classified in ''Taumacera'', but they may actually belong in a different genu ...
''
(Mohamedsaid, 1998)
** ''
Taumacera nigripennis''
(Jacoby, 1884)
** ''
Taumacera philippina
''Taumacera'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It contains about 70 species distributed in the Oriental realm. About 20 African species are also classified in ''Taumacera'', but they may actually belong in a different genu ...
''
(Weise, 1913)
** ''
Taumacera rubida''
(Allard, 1889)
** ''
Taumacera smaragdina
''Taumacera'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It contains about 70 species distributed in the Oriental realm. About 20 African species are also classified in ''Taumacera'', but they may actually belong in a different genu ...
''
(Duvivier, 1884)
** ''
Taumacera submetallica''
(Jacoby, 1896)
** ''
Taumacera sumatrana''
(Jacoby, 1899)
** ''
Taumacera suturalis
''Taumacera'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It contains about 70 species distributed in the Oriental realm. About 20 African species are also classified in ''Taumacera'', but they may actually belong in a different genu ...
''
(Duvivier, 1885)
** ''
Taumacera variabilis''
(Jacoby, 1891)
References
Galerucinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Taxa named by Carl Peter Thunberg
Beetles of Asia
{{Galerucinae-stub