Erythraella

Erythraella
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Bromiini
Genus: Erythraella
Zoia, 2012
Species:
E. bicuspidata
Binomial name
Erythraella bicuspidata
Zoia, 2012

Erythraella is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It contains only one species, Erythraella bicuspidata, which is endemic to Socotra. The genus and species were described by Stefano Zoia in 2012. The genus name comes from the Latin name for the Arabian Sea, "mare Erythraeum". The species name, meaning "double pointed" in Latin, refers to the double point of the apex of the aedeagus. The genus is related to Lypesthes and Trichotheca.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Zoia, S. (2012). "Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of Socotra Island" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 52 (supplementum 2): 449–501.
  2. ↑ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Yemen". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved August 1, 2016.