Eumolpus (beetle)
Eumolpus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It includes 40 species, most of which have a large size and include some of the largest members of the subfamily. They are distributed throughout the Neotropical realm, though one species has been recorded as far north as Arizona.
Etymology
The name of the genus is either derived from the Ancient Greek εὔμολπος, or is named after Eumolpus from Greek mythology, who was the son of Poseidon and Chione.Taxonomic history
The genus in its current sense is attributed to [Friedrich Friedrich Weber (entomologist)|Weber (entomologist)|Weber], 1801. However, the name Eumolpus was first used in Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger's Verzeichniß der Käfer Preußens in 1798, where it was attributed to Johann Gottlieb Kugelann, and originally consisted of European species now placed in the genera Chrysochus and Bromius.While most authors followed Weber, 1801, some recent European entomologists have followed Warchałowski, who synonymised Chrysochus with Eumolpus in 1993, designating Chrysomela praetiosa as the type species of Eumolpus. This designation by Warchałowski was invalid, since Latreille had designated Cryptocephalus vitis as the type species of Eumolpus in 1810, which placed Bromius in synonymy with Eumolpus. This threatened stability for Eumolpus, Bromius and Chrysochus.
In 2010, an application was made to the International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature to conserve the names Eumolpus Weber, 1801, Chrysochus Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 and Bromius Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 by suppressing the name Eumolpus Illiger, 1798, and to set aside all type species designations for Eumolpus before Hope's designation of Chrysomela ignita Fabricius, 1787 in 1840. This was accepted by the ICZN in 2012.
Species
The following species are described in Eumolpus:Eumolpus alutaceus Germar, 1824 – BrazilEumolpus antonius Špringlová, 1960 – BrazilEumolpus ardens Špringlová, 1960 – BrazilEumolpus australis Baly, 1877 – Argentina, Paraguay, BoliviaEumolpus bucki Špringlová, 1960 – Argentina, Uruaguay, Paraguay, BrazilEumolpus caesareus Špringlová, 1960 – BrazilEumolpus caryophorus Špringlová, 1960 – BrazilEumolpus clavipalpus- * Eumolpus clavipalpus clavipalpus – Brazil
- * Eumolpus clavipalpus sigmulus Špringlová, 1960 – BrazilEumolpus corrientinus Špringlová, 1960
- * Eumolpus corrientinus corrientinus Špringlová, 1960 – Argentina
- * Eumolpus corrientinus humeralis Špringlová, 1960 – ParaguayEumolpus cupreus Olivier, 1808
- * Eumolpus cupreus cupreus Olivier, 1808 – Brazil
- * Eumolpus cupreus paulus Špringlová, 1960 – BrazilEumolpus cyaneus – BrazilEumolpus divisus Špringlová, 1960
- * Eumolpus divisus divisus Špringlová, 1960 – Brazil
- * Eumolpus divisus laevipleurus Špringlová, 1960 – Brazil
- * Eumolpus divisus ludicrus Špringlová, 1960 – Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Bolivia
- * Eumolpus divisus purpurascens Špringlová, 1960 – Argentina
- * Eumolpus divisus recticollis Špringlová, 1960 – ArgentinaEumolpus episternalis Špringlová, 1960 – BrazilEumolpus franciscus Špringlová, 1960
- * Eumolpus franciscus fortis Špringlová, 1960 – Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Argentina
- * Eumolpus franciscus fortissimus Špringlová, 1960 – Brazil
- * Eumolpus franciscus franciscus Špringlová, 1960 – BoliviaEumolpus fulgidus Weber, 1801 – BrazilEumolpus gigas – French Guiana, BrazilEumolpus glaberrimus
- * Eumolpus glaberrimus glaberrimus – Trinidad, Guianas
- * Eumolpus glaberrimus tapajosensis Špringlová, 1960 – Brazil
- * Eumolpus glaberrimus tinctipes Špringlová, 1960 – BrazilEumolpus ignitus – BrazilEumolpus incisellus Špringlová, 1960 – Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, BoliviaEumolpus insulatus Špringlová, 1960 – ParaguayEumolpus itataiensis Špringlová, 1960
- * Eumolpus itataiensis itataiensis Špringlová, 1960 – Brazil
- * Eumolpus itataiensis planicollis Špringlová, 1960 – BrazilEumolpus janus Špringlová, 1960 – BrazilEumolpus mauliki Papp, 1952 – BrazilEumolpus minutus Špringlová, 1960
- * Eumolpus minutus aureolus Špringlová, 1960 – Paraguay, Brazil
- * Eumolpus minutus minutus Špringlová, 1960 – Argentina, Paraguay, BrazilEumolpus nitidus Baly, 1877
- * Eumolpus nitidus facilis Špringlová, 1960 – Guianas
- * Eumolpus nitidus nitidus Baly, 1877 – BrazilEumolpus olivieri Clavareau, 1914 – Brazil, Paraguay, ArgentinaEumolpus opacus Špringlová, 1960
- * Eumolpus opacus ablatus Špringlová, 1960 – Bolivia, Peru, Brazil,
- * Eumolpus opacus grandis Špringlová, 1960 – Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina
- * Eumolpus opacus opacus Špringlová, 1960 – BrazilEumolpus oppositus Špringlová, 1960 – Brazil, Paraguay, Bolivia, ArgentinaEumolpus oreinoides Špringlová, 1960 – BrazilEumolpus palpalis Špringlová, 1960 – EcuadorEumolpus pereirai Špringlová, 1960 – BrazilEumolpus polychromus Špringlová, 1960 – BrazilEumolpus robustus – United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa RicaEumolpus separatus Baly, 1877 – Brazil, Paraguay, ArgentinaEumolpus sigmus Špringlová, 1960 – Argentina, Bolivia, Paraguay, BrazilEumolpus sophiae Kolbe, 1901 – Colombia, VenezuelaEumolpus surinamensis
- * Eumolpus surinamensis forcipatus Špringlová, 1960 – Peru
- * Eumolpus surinamensis maracayus Špringlová, 1960 – Venezuela, Colombia
- * Eumolpus surinamensis surinamensis – Trinidad, Guianas
- * Eumolpus surinamensis viridanus Špringlová, 1960 – BrazilEumolpus tafti Špringlová, 1960 – BrazilEumolpus truncatus Špringlová, 1960 – BrazilEumolpus viriditarsis Špringlová, 1960
- * Eumolpus viriditarsis crassus Špringlová, 1960 – Bolivia
- * Eumolpus viriditarsis panamae Špringlová, 1960 – Colombia, Panama, Costa Rica
- * Eumolpus viriditarsis pebasus Špringlová, 1960 – Peru
- * Eumolpus viriditarsis rudis Špringlová, 1960 – Ecuador, Peru
- * Eumolpus viriditarsis scintillans Špringlová, 1960 – Peru
- * Eumolpus viriditarsis viriditarsis Špringlová, 1960 – Colombia, Peru, Brazil
- ''Eumolpus subcostatus''