Montrouzierella

Montrouzierella is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae.[2] It is known from the South Province and Mont Panié of New Caledonia, and is named after Xavier Montrouzier, the pioneer entomologist of New Caledonia.[1] The genus was established based on general proportions and body size, and may be polyphyletic or paraphyletic.[3]

Montrouzierella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Eumolpini
Genus: Montrouzierella
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007[1]
Type species
Montrouzierella nana
Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007[1]

Species
  • Montrouzierella brinoni Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007[1]
  • Montrouzierella flava Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007[1]
  • Montrouzierella metrosiderosi Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2011[4]
  • Montrouzierella nana Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007[1]
  • Montrouzierella subtuberculata Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2010
  • Montrouzierella tuberculata Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007[1]

The following species have been transferred to other genera:

  • Montrouzierella costata Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007:[1] transferred to Kumatoeides[5]
  • Montrouzierella hispida Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2013:[6] transferred to Dematotrichus[7]

References
  1. Jolivet, P.; Verma, K.K.; Mille, C. (2007). "New Genera and Species of Eumolpinae from New Caledonia (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Revue Française d'Entomologie. Nouvelle Série. 29 (2–3): 77–92.
  2. Platania, L.; Gómez-Zurita, J. (2023). "Current knowledge on the diversity of Eumolpinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in New Caledonia". ZooKeys (1177, Research on Chrysomelidae 9): 41–55. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1177.101293.
  3. Gómez-Zurita, J. (2017). "Taxonomic notes on New Caledonian Dematochroma samuelsoni Jolivet, Verma et Mille and D. difficilis (Heller) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)" (PDF). Folia Entomologica Hungarica. 78: 77–82. doi:10.17112/FoliaEntHung.2017.78.77.
  4. Jolivet, P.; Verma, K.K.; Mille, C. (2011). "New Eumolpinae from Mont Panié, New Caledonia (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)". Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie. Nouvelle Série. 26 (4): 333–340.
  5. Gómez-Zurita, J. (2018). "Description of Kumatoeides gen. nov. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae) from New Caledonia". Zootaxa. 4521 (1): 89–115. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4521.1.4. PMID 30486162. S2CID 54103756.
  6. Jolivet, P.; Verma, K.K.; Mille, C. (2013). "New and known leaf beetles collected in Mont Panié in 2010 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae)". Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie. 29 (3–4): 141–154.
  7. Gómez-Zurita, J. (2022). "Integrative systematic revision of a new genus of Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) endemic to New Caledonia: Dematotrichus gen. nov. and its numerous new hairy species". Systematics and Biodiversity. 20 (1): 1–28. doi:10.1080/14772000.2022.2084471.


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