Asphaera

Asphaera lustrans

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chrysomeloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Cladus: Phytophaga Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Chrysomelidae
Subfamilia: Galerucinae
Tribus: Alticini
Subtribus: Oedionychina
Genus: Asphaera
Species: A. abbreviata – A. abdominalis – A. amplilimbata – A. callosipennis – A. carilloensis – A. chontalensis – A. cristalensis – A. crucipennis – A. cyanopsis – A. icteridera – A. lustrans – A. marginicollis – A. mexicana – A. nitida – A. nigrofasciata – A. nobilitata – A. pallida – A. polita – A. quadrifasciata – A. reichei – A. semifulva – A. transversofasciata – A. xanthocephala – ...

Name

Asphaera Duponchel & Chevrolat in d’Orbigny, 1842: 227

Type species: Asphaera subfasciata Clark, 1865, by subsequent designation by Konstantinov et al., 2022: 22.

Synonyms

• Ptena Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836: 386
  • Type species: Chrysomela nobilitata Fabricius, 1787, by subsequent designation by Chevrolat, 1845: 6.
• Asphaera Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836: 387 (nomen nudum)

References

Primary references

• Chevrolat, L.A.A. 1836. [new taxa]. In: Dejean, P.F.M.A. Catalogue des Coléoptères de la collection de M. le comte Dejean. Deuxième édition. [Livraison 5]. Paris: Méquignon-Marvis Père et Fils. pp. 361–443. BHL. Reference page. 
• Konstantinov, A.S., Van Roie, M., Furth, D., Clark, S.M. & Riley, E.G. 2022. Flea beetles of the West Indies: Subtribe Oedionychina Chapuis 1875, key to genera, new combinations, synonymy, checklist, and description of new genera and species (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). Journal of Insect Biodiversity 33(1): 1–56. DOI: 10.12976/jib/2022.33.1.1 . ResearchGate . Reference page. 

Additional references

• Furth, D.G. 2017. Recent advances in the knowledge of Mexican Alticinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Pp 23–46 in: Chaboo, C.S. & Schmitt, M. (Eds) 2017. Research on Chrysomelidae 7. ZooKeys 720: 1–137. Reference page.  ZooKeys 720: 23–46. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.720.17790 . Reference page. 
• Furth, D.G. & Savini, V. 1996. Checklist of the Alticinae of Central America, including Mexico (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Insecta Mundi 10(1–4): 45–68. PDF. Reference page. 
• Furth, D.G. & Savini, V. 1998. Corrections, clarifications, and additions to the 1996 checklist of the Alticinae of Central America, including Mexico (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Insecta Mundi 12(1–2): 133–138. PDF. Reference page. 
• Riley, E.G., Clark, S.M. & Seeno, T.N. 2003. Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopididae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Coleopterists Society, Special Publication No. 1. Sacramento, CA. 290 pp. ISBN 978-0-9726087-1-8. BHL. Internet Archive. Reference page. 
• Van Roie, M., Kuhlmann, M., Mack, A., & Konstantinov, A. 2024. Fabrician types of new world Oedionychina Chapuis, 1875 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Alticini) deposited in the Zoological Museum of Kiel University collections with notes on Fabrician types of other collections and new combinations for species formerly placed in the subtribe. European Journal of Taxonomy 920(1): 1–60. DOI: 10.5852/ejt.2024.920.2411 . Reference page.