Bromiini


Bromiini is a tribe of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. The tribe contains approximately 120 genera, which are found worldwide. They are generally thought to be an artificial group, often with a subcylindrical prothorax without lateral ridges and covered with setae or scales.

Nomenclature

The name "Bromiini" is conserved over the older name "Adoxini" because of Article 40 of the ICZN, which states: "If... a family-group name was replaced before 1961 because of the synonymy of the type genus, the substitute name is to be maintained if it is in prevailing usage. A name maintained by virtue of this Article retains its own author but takes the priority of the replaced name, of which it is deemed to be the senior synonym." Bromiini is cited with its own author and date, followed by the date of the replaced name in parentheses: Bromiini Baly, 1865.

Taxonomy

Following the leaf beetle classification of Seeno and Wilcox, the genera of Bromiini are divided into eight informal groups or "sections": Bromiites, Leprotites, Myochroites, Nerissites, Pseudocolaspites, Scelodontites, Tomyrites and Trichochryseites. In 1993, the section Tomyrites was given the replacement name "Ebooina" by C.A.M. Reid, as it was based on a preoccupied genus-group name.
In the Catalog of the leaf beetles of America North of Mexico, published in 2003, Myochroites was placed in synonymy with the section Iphimeites in Eumolpini, while Scelodontites was transferred to Typophorini. Of the genera formerly placed in Myochroites, Glyptoscelis and Myochrous were transferred to Iphimeites in Eumolpini, Colaspidea was transferred to Leprotites, while the placement of the remaining genera was not determined.

Genera

The following genera belong to the tribe Bromiini:
Section Scelodontites:Heteraspis Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 Pagellia Lefèvre, 1885Scelodontina Medvedev, 1979Scelolanka Medvedev, 1974Syricta Baly, 1865
Section Leprotites:Aloria Anonymous, 1940 Andosia Weise, 1896Aoria Baly, 1863Aulexis Baly, 1863Brevicolaspis Laporte, 1833Colaspidea Laporte, 1833Crowsonia Monrós, 1952Damelia Clark, 1864Demotina Baly, 1863Epistamena Weise, 1915Fidia Motschulsky, 1861 Goniopleura Westwood, 1832Hemiplatys Baly, 1863Hyperaxis Harold, 1874Irenes Chapuis, 1874Leprotoides Jacoby, 1896Malegia Lefèvre, 1883Neculla Baly, 1863Neofidia Strother, 2020 Nephrella Baly, 1863Orthaulexis Gressitt, 1945Osnaparis Fairmaire, 1889Parademotina Bryant & Gressitt, 1957Piomera Baly, 1863Pseudaoria Jacoby, 1908Pseudometaxis Jacoby, 1900Stasimus Baly, 1863Thootes Jacoby, 1890Trichotheca Baly, 1860Xanthonia Baly, 1863Xanthophorus Jacoby, 1908
Section Trichochryseites:Caspiana Lopatin, 1978Dermestops Jacobson, 1898Eka Maulik, 1931Eryxia Baly, 1865Lahejia Gahan, 1896Parheminodes Chen, 1940Parnops Jacobson, 1894Trichochrysea Baly, 1861
Section Nerissites:Casmena Chapuis, 1874Chiridisia Jacoby, 1898Dicolectes Lefèvre, 1886Lymidus Fairmaire, 1901Nerissidius Weise, 1895Nerissus Chapuis, 1874Uhehlia Weise, 1906
Section Pseudocolaspites:Badenis Weise, 1909Callipta Lefèvre, 1885Cyno Marshall, 1865Diconerissus Burgeon, 1941Didalsus Fairmaire, 1887Echtrusia Lefèvre, 1890Ennodius Lefèvre, 1885Eurysthenes Lefèvre, 1885Macetes Chapuis, 1874Macrocoma Chapuis, 1874Mesocolaspis Jacoby, 1908Monardiella Pic, 1940Nerissella Jacoby, 1904Pallena Chapuis, 1874Pausiris Chapuis, 1874Pseudocolaspis Laporte, 1833Pseudostola Fairmaire, 1899Semmiona Fairmaire, 1885Sphaerostola Fairmaire, 1903Tanybria Selman, 1963
Section Bromiites:Anidania Reitter, 1889Bromius Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
Section Myochroites:Acrothinium Marshall, 1865Apolepis Baly, 1863Aulacolepis Baly, 1863Cellomius Lefèvre, 1888Chalcosicya Blake, 1930Colaspina Weise, 1893Damasus Chapuis, 1874Dictyneis Baly, 1865Eurypelta Lefèvre, 1885Heterotrichus Chapuis, 1874Lepina Baly, 1863Lophea Baly, 1865Mecistes Chapuis, 1874Neocles Chapuis, 1874Neocloides Jacoby, 1898Pachnephoptrus Reitter, 1892Pachnephorus Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836Rhodopaea Gruev & Tomov, 1968Trichochalcea Baly, 1878
Section Tomyrites :Eboo Reid, 1993
Genera not placed in a section:
According to BugGuide and ITIS, the genus Graphops has been transferred to the tribe Typophorini, and Glyptoscelis and Myochrous to the tribe Eumolpini.