Oulema melanopus

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: Criocerinae
Tribus: Lemiini
Genus: Oulema
Subgenus: Oulema (Oulema)
Species: Oulema melanopus

Name

Oulema melanopus (Linnaeus, 1758)

Type locality: 'Europa'.

Lectotype: LS. ♂. 'melanopus [w, h] // 105 [w, p]'. [designated by Berti, 1989]

Synonymy

Chrysomela melanopus Linnaeus, 1758: 376 (original combination)
Crioceris melanopoda O. F. Müller, 1766: 85
- Type locality: 'Denmark, Sjaelland / Føllenslev', not stated in original description.
- Neotype: ZMUC. ♂. 'Sjaelland / Føllenslev / 18-8-1990 / H. Hendriksen [w, h] // NEOTYPUS, / Crioceris melanopoda / O. F. Müller, 1776 / des. J. Bezděk & / A. Baselga, 2014 [r, p] // Oulema / melanopus / (Linnaeus, 1758) / J. Bezděk det. 2014 [w, p]'. [designated by Bezděk & Baselga, 2015: 286]
Crioceris hordei Geoffroy, 1785: 95
- Type locality: 'Paris, Montrouge', ['Paris', in original description].
- Neotype: MNHN. ♂. 'FRANCE, Paris, / Montrouge (14e distr.), / 28.v.2014, / J.-D. Chapelin-Viscardi leg. [w, p] // NEOTYPUS, / Crioceris hordei / Geoffroy, 1785 / des. J. Bezděk & / A. Baselga, 2014 [r, p] // Oulema / melanopus / (Linnaeus, 1758) / J. Bezděk det. 2014 [w, p]'. [designated by Bezděk & Baselga, 2015: 286]
Crioceris azurea Voet, 1806: 37 (unavailable name, author did not follow the principle of binominal nomenclature throughout)
Lema cyanella var. atrata Waltl, 1835: 81 [junior homonym of Lema atrata Fabricius, 1801]
- Type locality: 'Málaga, Ronda', ['Andalusiens', by the title of original description].
- Neotype: MNCN. ♂. 'HISPANIA Málaga Ronda / 30/05/1983 Sierra Nieves / Cortijo Quejigales / 1250m, G. Bastazo leg. [w, p] // NEOTYPUS, / Lema cyanella var. atrata / Waltl, 1835 / des. J. Bezděk & / A. Baselga, 2014 [r, p] // Oulema / melanopus / (Linnaeus, 1758) / J. Bezděk det. 2014 [w, p]'. [designated by Bezděk & Baselga, 2015: 286]
Lema melanopa var. nigricans Westhoff, 1882: 261
- Type locality: 'Münster'. [in original description].
Lema melanopa var. waltli Heinze, 1927: 141 [replacement name for Lema cyanella var. atrata Waltl, 1835]

References

Primary references

Berti, N. 1989. Contribution à la Faune de France. L'identité d'Oulema (O.) melanopus (L.) (Col. Chrysomelidae Criocerinae). Bulletin de la Société Entomologique de France 94(1–2): 47–57. DOI: 10.3406/bsef.1989.17578 .
Bezděk, J. & Baselga, A. 2015. Revision of western Palaearctic species of the Oulema melanopus group, with description of two new species from Europe (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Criocerinae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 55(1): 273–304. PDF. Reference page.
Geoffroy, E.L. 1785. In: Fourcroy, A.F. de. Entomologia Parisiensis; sive catalogus insectorum quae in agro parisiensi reperiuntur; secundum methodum Geoffraeanam in sectiones, genera & species distributus: cui addita sunt nomina trivalia & fere trecentae novae species. Pars Prima. Via et Aedibus Serpentineis, Parisiis. vii + [1] + 231 pp. BHL. Reference page.
Heinze, E.K. 1927. 1. Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Criocerinen (Col., Chrysomelid.). Entomologische Mitteilungen 16: 138–142. PDF.
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 376. Reference page.
Voet, J.E. 1766–1806. Catalogus systematicus coleopterorum. Catalogue systématique des coléoptères. Systematische naamlijst van dat geslacht van insecten dat men torren noemt. Tomus II. Bakhuysen, Haag [= The Hague]. 82 (Latin text) + 86 (French text) + 87 (Dutch text) + 20 (Index tabularum. Tom. I. and II) pp., 50 pls. BHL. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.16105 .
Waltl, J. 1835. Reise durch Tyrol, Oberitalien und Piemont nach dem südlichen Spanien. Passau; 120 pp. GoogleBooks
Westhoff, F. 1882. Die Käfer Westfalens. II. Abtheilung. Verhandlungen des Naturhistorischen Vereins der Preussischen Rheinlande und Westfalens 38, Supplement: 141–323. Google Books.

Additional references

Bezděk, J. & Schmitt, M. 2017. Subfamily Criocerinae in Löbl, I. & Smetana, A. (eds.) Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera vol. 6, Corrigenda et Addenda. Entomologische Blätter und Coleoptera 113(2): 113–135. ResearchGate . Reference page.
Löbl, I. & Smetana, A.. 2013. Errata to Volumes 1 to 7. Pp. 26–50. In: Löbl, I. & Smetana, A. (eds) Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 8. Curculionoidea II. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark. 700 pp. ISBN 978-90-04-25206-6. Google Books.
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.
Schmitt, M. 2010. Subfamily Criocerinae Latreille, 1804. Pp. 359–368. 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.

Links

Oulema melanopus Taxon details on Fauna Europaea
ZooBank: act:05F28577-0BC0-4A1B-B562-B7B46805FE1E
European Chrysomelidae

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Buntes/Großes/Rothalsiges Getreidehähnchen
English: Cereal leaf beetle
suomi: Viljakukko
français: Léma à pieds noirs
Nederlands: Grasgoudhaantje
norsk: Vanlig kornbladbille
русский: Пьявица красногрудая
svenska: Sädesbladbagge
українська: П’явиця червоногруда

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