Cazeresia
Cazeresia is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae that is endemic to New Caledonia. After recent revision, it now contains several species, many only recently described. It previously contained only one species, Cazeresia montana, found at 1,450 m and above on Mount Humboldt in the South Province of New Caledonia. Adults of C. montana were found on Dracophyllum involucratum, a species of plant in the family Epacridaceae. According to Jolivet et al., most probably the larvae feed on the roots of this plant.
Etymology
The genus is named after Sylvie Cazères, an assistant to the Pocquereux entomological group from the Institut Agronomique néo-Calédonien. Sylvie Cazères collected specimens of C. montana and other species of leaf beetles.
Species
Cazeresia australis Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New CaledoniaCazeresia clipeata Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New CaledoniaCazeresia corrugata Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New CaledoniaCazeresia globosa Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New CaledoniaCazeresia gracilis Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia Cazeresia holosericea Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia Cazeresia humboldtiana – New Caledonia Cazeresia imperiosa Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New CaledoniaCazeresia impressicornis Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia Cazeresia kanalensis – New Caledonia Cazeresia laevigata Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New CaledoniaCazeresia laticollis Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New CaledoniaCazeresia maquis Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New CaledoniaCazeresia montana Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2005 – New Caledonia Cazeresia ovata Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia Cazeresia parentalis Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia Cazeresia petitpierrei Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New CaledoniaCazeresia robusta Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New CaledoniaCazeresia spadicea Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New CaledoniaCazeresia striata – New Caledonia Cazeresia subgeminata Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia Cazeresia thyiana – New Caledonia Cazeresia tibialis Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New CaledoniaCazeresia tricolor Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New CaledoniaCazeresia wanati Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2025 – New Caledonia