Endroedymolpus

Endroedymolpus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae, found in South Africa.[2] The genus is named in memory of Dr. Sebastian Endrödy-Younga, who collected a large number of the specimens of the genus. It belongs to the tribe Adoxini and is related to the genus Macetes.[1]

Endroedymolpus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Bromiini
Genus: Endroedymolpus
Zoia, 2001[1]
Type species
Endroedymolpus taurinus
Zoia, 2001[1]

Species
  • Endroedymolpus peringueyi (Lefèvre, 1890)[3]
  • Endroedymolpus smaragdinus Zoia, 2001[1]
  • Endroedymolpus taurinus Zoia, 2001[1]

References
  1. Zoia, S. (2001). "Endroedymolpus, a new genus with two new species from the South African Eumolpinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Entomologica Basiliensia. 23: 311–320.
  2. "Endroedymolpus". African Eumolpinae site. Retrieved 22 May 2018.
  3. Lefèvre, E. (1889). "Description of new species of South African Eumolpidae". Transactions of the South African Philosophical Society. 6 (1): 39–43. doi:10.1080/21560382.1889.9526253.


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