Costalimaita

Costalimaita is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. The genus is distributed in South America.[2] It was established by the Czech entomologist Jan Bechyné in 1954, and is dedicated to the Brazilian entomologist Ângelo Moreira da Costa Lima.[1]

Not to be confused with Costalimaida, a synonym of Brycea.

Costalimaita
Costalimaita ferruginea
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Eumolpini
Genus: Costalimaita
Bechyné, 1954[1]
Type species
Colaspoides suturalis
Lefèvre, 1891

In Brazil, adults of the species C. ferruginea are commonly reported attacking and causing severe damage to eucalyptus plants of any age. They are also associated with other members of the plant family Myrtaceae.[3][4][5]

Species

Three species are included in the genus:[2][1][6]

  • Costalimaita ferruginea (Fabricius, 1801)
    • Costalimaita ferruginea ferruginea (Fabricius, 1801) – The Guianas
    • Costalimaita ferruginea proxima (Klug, 1829) – Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru
    • Costalimaita ferruginea vulgata (Lefèvre, 1885) – Brazil
  • Costalimaita lurida (Lefèvre, 1891)[7] – Brazil
  • Costalimaita suturalis (Lefèvre, 1891)[7] – Brazil

References
  1. Bechyné, J. (1954). "La liste des Eumolpides de Rio Grande do Sul (Brésil) et observations diverses sur les espéces néotropicales" (PDF). Arquivos do Museu Paranaense. 10: 141–226. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-05-01. (note: pages 196–199 are missing in the PDF)
  2. Bechyné, J. (1953). "Katalog der neotropischen Eumolpiden (Col. Phytoph. Chrysomeloidea)". Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey (in German). 4: 26–303.
  3. Dias, T. K. R.; Pires, E. M.; Souza, A. P.; Tanaka, A. A.; Monteiro, E. B.; Wilcken, C. F. (2017). "The beetle Costalimaita ferruginea (Coleoptera: Chysomelidae) in Eucalyptus plantations in transition area of Amazon and Cerrado Biomes". Brazilian Journal of Biology. 78 (1): 47–52. doi:10.1590/1519-6984.03916. PMID 28562778.
  4. Pires, E.M.; Corassa, J.N.; Barreto, M.R.; Soares, M.A. (2013). "New Report of Costalimaita ferruginea (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on Eucalyptus sp. (Myrtaceae) in Sinop - Mato Grosso, Brazil". EntomoBrasilis. 6 (1): 89–90. doi:10.12741/ebrasilis.v6i1.207.
  5. "Besouro amarelo (Costalimaita ferruginea vulgata)". Agrolink (in Portuguese). Retrieved 28 February 2020.
  6. Bechyné, J. (1957). "Eumolpides neo-tropicaux de la collection du Museo civico di Storia naturale "Giacomo Doria" di Genova (Col. Phytophaga)". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria. 69: 226–247.
  7. Lefèvre, E. (1891). "Voyages de M. Emile Gounelle au Brésil. Eumolpides". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 60: 287–296.


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