Rosiroia is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It contains only one species, Rosiroia anisotomoides, and is the only member of the tribe Rosiroiini. It was described by the Czech entomologist Jan Bechyné in 1950. It is found in Madagascar.[2] The genus is dedicated to Rosetta Roi (later Rosetta Kadlec), a taxidermist who worked at the Museum G. Frey.[1][3]
| Rosiroia | |
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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: | Rosiroiini Bechyné, 1950[1] |
| Genus: | Rosiroia Bechyné, 1950[1] |
| Species: | R. anisotomoides
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| Binomial name | |
| Rosiroia anisotomoides | |
References
edit- ^ a b c d Bechyné, J. (1950). "Eumolpides nouveaux de Madagascar (Col . Phytophaga)". Publications de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon. 19: 148–151.
- ^ "Rosiroia". African Eumolpinae site. Retrieved 10 January 2019.
- ^ Scherer, G. (1976). "Dr. h. c. Georg Frey. Die Entomologie war sein Leben 1902-1976". Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey. 27: vii–xxii.