Menius is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae.[2] It is known from Africa.
| Menius | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Tribe: | Typophorini |
| Genus: | Menius Chapuis, 1874[1] |
| Type species | |
| Menius lacordairei | |
Species
edit- Menius conradti Jacoby, 1903[3]
- Menius cyaneipes Pic, 1939
- Menius lacordairei Chapuis, 1874[1]
- Menius madagascariensis Jacoby, 1897[4]
- Menius mombassanus Burgeon, 1942[5]
- Menius purpureus Pic, 1939
- Menius splendidus Jacoby, 1893[6]
- Menius subcostatus Jacoby, 1893[6]
- Menius viridicupreus Burgeon, 1941
References
edit- ^ a b c Chapuis, F. (1874). "Tome dixième. Famille des phytophages". In Lacordaire, J.T.; Chapuis, F. (eds.). Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Genera des coléoptères. Vol. 10. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. i–iv, 1–455.
- ^ "Menius". African Eumolpinae site. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
- ^ Jacoby, M. (1903). "Descriptions of new genera and species of Phytophagous Coleoptera obtained by Herr Conradt in West-Africa (Cameroons)". Entomologische Zeitung. 64: 292–336.
- ^ Jacoby, M. (1897). "Further contributions to the knowledge of the phytophagous Coleoptera of Africa, including Madagascar, Part II". Journal of Zoology. 65 (3): 527–577. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1897.tb03108.x.
- ^ Burgeon, L. (1942). "Chrysomelidae - S. Fam. Eumolpinae" (PDF). Exploration du Parc National Albert - Exploratie van het Nationaal Albert Park - Mission/Zending G.F. De Witte (1933-1935). 37: 3–31.
- ^ a b Jacoby, M. (1893). "Descriptions of some new species of Eumolpidae and Halticidae from Africa (Gaboon)". The Entomologist. 26: 97–102.