Metaparia

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: Eumolpini
Genus: Metaparia
Species: M. cephalotes – M. clytroides – M. guatemalensis – M. hybrida – M. lesueuri – M. mandibuloflexa – M. prosopis – M. opacicollis – M. viridimicans

Name

Metaparia Crotch, 1873: 40

Type species: Metaparia clytroides Crotch, 1873, by monotypy

Synonyms

• Spintherophyta Lefèvre, 1875: 104 [nec Spintherophyta Dejean, 1836]
  • Type species: Spintherophyta lesueuri Lefèvre, 1875, by monotypy.
• Phytospinthera Monrós & Bechyné, 1956: 1124 [replacement name for Spintherophyta Lefèvre, 1875] [synonymized by Flowers (1996)]

References

Primary references

• Crotch, G.R. 1873. Materials for the Study of the Phytophaga of the United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 25(1): 19–83. JSTOR . BHL. Reference page. 
• Flowers, R.W. 1996. La subfamilia Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) en América Central. Revista de Biología Tropical Special Publication 2: 1–59. Abstract. Online version. Reference page. 
• Lefèvre, É. 1875. Descriptions d'eumolpides nouveaux ou peu connus. (Deuxième mémoire). Revue et Magasin de Zoologie Pure et Appliquee (3) 3(3): 102–139. 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

• 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. 
• Schultz, W.T. 1970. The Eumolpinae of America north of Mexico with revisions of selected genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Unpublished dissertation presented in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree Doctor of Philosophy in the Graduate School of The Ohio State University. 342 pp. Online. Reference page.  [unpublished; described two new species]
• Sublett, C.A. & Cook, J.L. 2021. A Comprehensive Revision of the Genus Metaparia Crotch, 1873 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) and Description of a New Genus. The Coleopterists Bulletin 75(4): 779–811. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-75.4.779 . Reference page.