Eumolpopsis is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae.[4] It contains only one species, Eumolpopsis dimidiatus, found in Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo.[5] The species was first described by Martin Jacoby in 1893, who named it Pseudeumolpus dimidiatus.[1] However, Pseudeumolpus was found to be preoccupied, so the genus was renamed to Eumolpopsis by Jacoby in 1894.[2]

Eumolpopsis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Euryopini
Genus: Eumolpopsis
Jacoby, 1894[2]
Species:
E. dimidiatus
Binomial name
Eumolpopsis dimidiatus
(Jacoby, 1893)[1]
Synonyms[3]
Genus
  • Pseudeumolpus Jacoby, 1893
    (nec Kraatz, 1890)
  • Favarelius Pic, 1938
Species
  • Pseudeumolpus dimidiatus Jacoby, 1893
  • Favarelius atrimembris Pic, 1938

References

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  1. ^ a b Jacoby, M. (1893). "Description of a new genus of Phytophagous Coleoptera from Africa". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 2. 4: 275–277.
  2. ^ a b Jacoby, M. (1894). "Pseudeumolpus, Jacoby, renamed Eumolpopsis". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 30: 16.
  3. ^ Selman, B. J. (1965). "A revision of the Nodini and a key to the genera of Eumolpidae of Africa (Coleoptera: Eumolpidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 16 (3): 141–174. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.21864.
  4. ^ "Eumolpopsis". African Eumolpinae site. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  5. ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved November 20, 2015.