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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Tribe: | Euryopini |
| Genus: | Eumolpopsis Jacoby, 1894[2] |
| Species: | E. dimidiatus
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| Binomial name | |
| Eumolpopsis dimidiatus | |
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References
edit- ^ a b Jacoby, M. (1893). "Description of a new genus of Phytophagous Coleoptera from Africa". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 2. 4: 275–277.
- ^ a b Jacoby, M. (1894). "Pseudeumolpus, Jacoby, renamed Eumolpopsis". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 30: 16.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Eumolpopsis". African Eumolpinae site. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
- ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Dem. Rep. Congo". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved November 20, 2015.