Diacantha

Diacantha sp.; Zambia

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: Luperini
Subtribus: Aulacophorina
Genus: Diacantha
Species: D. dubia – D. duplicata – D. kippenbergi – D. laboissierei – D. silvana – D. verticalis
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Name

Diacantha Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836: 378

Type species: Galleruca unifasciata Olivier, 1808, by subsequent designation by Hincks, 1949: 613.

Synonyms

• Corynopalpa Dejean, 1836: 375
  • Type species: Adorium fasciatum Olivier, 1807, by monotypy.
• Idacantha Fairmaire, 1869: 252 [unnecessary replacement name for Diacantha Chevrolat, 1836]
  • Type species: Galleruca unifasciata Olivier, 1808, automatic.
• Hyperacantha Chapuis, 1879: 18
  • Type species: Hyperacantha fenestrata Chapuis, 1879, by subsequent designation by Hincks, 1949: 612.

References

Primary references

• Chapuis, F. 1879. Phytophages Abyssiniens du Musée Civique d'Histoire Naturelle de Gênes. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova 15: 5–31. BHL.
• 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. 
• Dejean, P.F.M.A. 1836. 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. 
• Fairmaire, L. 1869. Notes sur les Coleoptères recueillis par Charles Coquerel à Madagascar et sur les côtes d'Afrique. 2e partie. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France (4) 9: 179–260. BHL.
• Hincks, W.D. 1949. Some nomenclatorial notes on Chrysomelidae (Col.). No. 1, Galerucinae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History Series 12. 2(20): 607–622. DOI: 10.1080/00222934908654009 .

Additional references

• Beenen, R. 2008. Taxonomical and nomenclatural changes in Palaearctic Galerucinae and description of a new species (Chrysomelidae). Entomologi­sche Blätter 103/104: 63–80.
• Beenen, R. 2010. Galerucinae Latreille, 1802. Pp. 443–491. 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. 
• Beenen, R. 2014. Diacantha kippenbergi a new African galerucine leaf beetle (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Entomologische Blätter und Coleoptera 110: 83–86. Reference page. 
• Beenen, R. 2016. Notes on African Galerucini and descriptions of new species (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae). Entomologische Blätter und Coleoptera 112(2): 25–33.