Lepina (beetle)
| Lepina | |
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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: | Bromiini |
| Genus: | Lepina Baly, 1863[1] |
| Type species | |
| Lepina inconspicua Baly, 1863
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| Synonyms[2] | |
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Demotinella Jacoby, 1908 | |
Lepina is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae.[3] It is widely distributed in Southeast Asia. It is very close to the genus Apolepis.[2]
Etymology
The name of the genus is derived from the ancient Greek word lepís (λεπίς), meaning "scale".[4]
Description
The genus Lepina has the following characteristics: The body is oblong, subcylindrical, and covered with narrow curved scales. The head is small, deeply set in the thorax, perpendicular; the eyes are entire. The antennae are sub-filiform; the last five segments are almost globular, the 2nd segment is thickened and is distinctly larger than the 3rd segment. The prothorax is broader than long, subcylindrical; the anterior edges of the lateral branches of the prosternum are convex. The legs are moderately robust; the pro- and metafemora have a small ventral tooth; the basal segment of the tarsi is barely longer than the second; the claws are bifid.[1][5][6][2]
Species
The genus includes five species:[7][2]
- Lepina atra (Lefèvre, 1887) – Sumatra, Borneo
- Lepina aureovillosa Jacoby, 1894 – Tanimbar Islands
- Lepina balyi (Jacoby, 1896) – Sumatra
- Lepina inconspicua Baly, 1863 – Penang Island
- Lepina pectoralis (Jacoby, 1908) – Myanmar: Tanintharyi Region: Tavoy
References
- ^ a b Baly, J. S. (1863). "An attempt at a classification of the Eumolpidae". The Journal of Entomology. 2: 143–163.
- ^ a b c d Moseyko, A.G. (2020). "Notes on Asiatic Eumolpinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)". Entomological Review. 100 (6) (published 15 January 2021): 843–862. doi:10.1134/S0013873820060123.
- ^ Mohamedsaid, M. S. (2004). Catalogue of the Malaysian Chrysomelidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). Pensoft Series Faunistica. Vol. 36. Sofia: Pensoft Publishers. pp. 1–239. ISBN 9546422010. ISSN 1312-0174.
- ^ Gemminger, M.; Harold, E. von (1874). Catalogus Coleopterorum hucusque descriptorum synonymicus et systematicus. Tom. XI. Chrysomelidae (Pars I.). Monachii [= München]: G. Beck. p. 3393.
- ^ Baly, J. S. (1867). "Phytophaga Malayana; a revision of the phytophagous beetles of the Malay Archipelago, with descriptions of the new species collected by Mr. A. R. Wallace". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 3. 4: 1–300. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1866.tb01857.x.
- ^ Lefèvre, É. (1885). "Eumolpidarum hucusque cognitarum catalogus, sectionum conspectu systematico, generum sicut et specierum nonnullarum novarum descriptionibus adjunctis". Mémoires de la Société Royale des Sciences de Liège. 2. 11 (16): 1–172.
- ^ Clavareau, H. (1914). "Chrysomelidae: 11. Eumolpinae". In Junk, W.; Schenkling, S. (eds.). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Vol. 59. Berlin: W. Junk. p. 135.