Chalcomela

Chalcomela
Chalcomela nitida
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Chrysomelinae
Genus:
Baly, 1856
Synonyms[1]
  • Cyclomela Baly, 1856
  • Micromela Baly, 1856

Chalcomela is a genus of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.[2][3] It is found in Australia and New Guinea.[1]

The following species are accepted within Chalcomela:[3]

  • Chalcomela aulica Lea, 1929
  • Chalcomela ceccoae Daccordi, 2003
  • Chalcomela cupripennis (Baly, 1856)
  • Chalcomela erythroderes Lea, 1929
  • Chalcomela eximia Baly, 1856
  • Chalcomela fulvipes Jacoby, 1895
  • Chalcomela hexaspila Weise, 1917
  • Chalcomela insignis Baly, 1856
  • Chalcomela leai Daccordi, 2003
  • Chalcomela nigricollis (Lea, 1916)
  • Chalcomela nitida (Baly, 1856)
  • Chalcomela ornatissima Baly, 1861
  • Chalcomela simulans Lea, 1916
  • Chalcomela sloanei Blackburn, 1890
  • Chalcomela splendens (Macleay, 1826)
  • Chalcomela sulcata Baly, 1856
  • Chalcomela variegata Jacoby, 1898
  • Chalcomela viridimicans Lea, 1903

References

  1. ^ a b Reid, C.A.M. (2006). "A taxonomic revision of the Australian Chrysomelinae, with a key to the genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Zootaxa. 1292: 1–119. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1292.1.1. (Erratum: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1306.1.6)
  2. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 24 April 2024.
  3. ^ a b Australia, Atlas of Living. "Genus: Chalcomela". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 24 April 2024.