Chrysolina (Atechna)

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: Chrysomelinae
Tribus: Chrysomelini
Subtribus: Chrysolinina
Genus: Chrysolina
Subgenus: Chrysolina (Atechna)
Species: C. (A.) striata – C. (A.) tetraspilota

Name

Atechna Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836: 403

Type species: Chrysomela quatuordecimguttata Fabricius, 1798, by subsequent designation by Chevrolat, 1843: 656.

• Note: The type species is sometimes given as Chrysomela striata DeGeer, 1778, by subsequent designation by Monrós & Bechyné, 1956 (e.g. in Bieńkowski, 2019). The type species designated by Chevrolat, 1843 is currently a synonym of Chrysolina duodecimguttata (Thunberg, 1787), currently placed in subgenus Chersomela.

Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 1279 (ICZN, 1984).

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. 
• Chevrolat, L.A.A. 1843. Articulés [new taxa]. In: d'Orbigny, C. (ed.) Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle. Tome troisième [Vol. 3]. Paris: Bureau principal de l'éditeur. 744 pp. BHL Reference page. 
• ICZN. 1984. Opinion 1279. Chrysolina Motschulsky, 1860 (Insecta, Coleoptera): conserved. The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 41(4): 218–220. BHL. Reference page. 
• Monrós, F. & Bechyné, J. 1956. Über einige verkannte Chrysomeliden-Namen. Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey 7(3): 1118–1137. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Bieńkowski, A.O. 2019. Chrysolina of the world – 2019 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Taxonomic review. Livny : Mukhametov G.V. Publ., 920 pp. ISBN 978-5-904246-82-2. ResearchGate . Reference page. 
• Bousquet, Y. & Bouchard, P. 2013. The genera in the second catalogue (1833–1836) of Dejean’s Coleoptera collection. ZooKeys 282: 1–219. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.282.4401, PMC: 3677338 . PMID: 23794836. Reference page.