Demotina atra

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: Eumolpinae
Tribus: Bromiini
Genus: Demotina
Species: Demotina atra

Name

Demotina atra (Pic, 1923)

Type locality: "Chine". [China]

Lectotype: MNHN. ♀. “Yunnan Sin”, ex coll. M. Pic. (designated by Moseyko, 2006: 243)

Synonymy

• Pseudometaxis ater Pic, 1923: 17 (original combination)
• Demotina atra: Chen, 1935: 353

References

Primary references

• Chen, S.H. 1935. Study of Chinese eumolpid beetles. Sinensia 6(3): 221–387. [not seen]
• Moseyko, A.G. 2006. A new species of the leaf-beetle genus Demotina Baly (Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) from Vietnam. Proceedings of the Russian Entomological Society 77: 241–244. PDF. Reference page. 
• Pic, M. 1923. Nouveautés diverses. Mélanges exotico-entomologiques 40: 3–32. hdl: 10111/UIUCBB:picmau0001melexov00000i00040 .

Additional references

• Gressitt, J.L. & Kimoto, S. 1961. The Chrysomelidae (Coleopt.) of China and Korea, part 1. Pacific Insects Monograph 1A: 1–299. Google Books (Snippet view only). Reference page. 
• Moseyko, A.G. & Sprecher-Uebersax, E. 2010. Subfamily Eumolpinae Hope, 1840. Pp. 619–643. In: Löbl, I. & Smetana, A. (eds.) Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark. 924 pp. ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2. Google Books. Reference page.