Pagria

Pagria
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Eumolpinae
Tribe:	Typophorini
Genus:	Pagria; Lefèvre, 1884
Type species
	Pagria suturalis; Lefèvre, 1884
Synonyms
	Colposcelis Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836; (nec Dejean, 1834); Odontionopa Motschulsky, 1866; (nec Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836); Aphthonesthis Weise, 1895;

Pagria is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Africa, Asia and Australia.

Species

The following species are placed in the genus:

Pagria annulicornis Pic, 1950 – mainland Southeast Asia
Pagria apicalis Pic, 1940 – Angola
Pagria australis Bryant, 1942 – Australia
Pagria bengalensis Moseyko & Medvedev, 2005 – India
Pagria bipustulata (Baly, 1867) – Borneo
Pagria bisignata Pic, 1949
Pagria brevenotata Pic, 1952 – Benin
Pagria burmanica Jacoby, 1908 – Myanmar
Pagria camerunensis (Jacoby, 1904) – Cameroon
Pagria ceylonica Pic, 1929 – Sri Lanka
Pagria concinna (Weise, 1895) – Ghana, Ivory Coast
Pagria concolor (Motschulsky, 1866) – Java
Pagria conglomerata Jacoby, 1908 – Southern India
Pagria consimilis (Baly, 1874) – Japan, South Korea, Russian Far East, Taiwan, Lombok, Sumatra
Pagria dahomeyensis Pic, 1952 – Benin
Pagria donckieri Pic, 1950 – Sumatra
Pagria fossulata Pic, 1952 – Ethiopia
Pagria gossypii Bryant, 1933 – Nigeria
Pagria grata (Baly, 1867) – India, Nepal, China, Taiwan, Japan, North Korea, South Korea, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Myanmar, Philippines, Sumatra, Java, New Britain
Pagria ingibbosa Pic, 1929 – India, Nepal, China, Japan, Ryukyu Islands, Vietnam, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Sumba, Lombok
Pagria laotica Moseyko, 2013 – Laos
Pagria liturata Lefèvre, 1891 – Angola, DR Congo, Ethiopia, South Sudan
Pagria maculata Moseyko & Medvedev, 2005 – Vietnam
Pagria mahembensis (Selman, 1965) – Rwanda
Pagria maynei Burgeon, 1941 – DR Congo
Pagria minuta Pic, 1949 – Ivory Coast
Pagria muiri Bryant, 1942 – Tanimbar Islands (Larat), Philippines
Pagria nigrosuturalis (Bryant, 1960) – Tanzania
Pagria pici Moseyko & Medvedev, 2005 – Vietnam
Pagria porosicollis (Jacoby, 1898) – Cameroon
Pagria pseudograta Moseyko, 2012 – Sri Lanka
Pagria restituens (Walker, 1859) – Sri Lanka
Pagria ruficeps Pic, 1949 – Sierra Leone, Benin
Pagria rufoscutellaris Pic, 1940 – Angola
Pagria ruwenzoriensis Selman, 1972 – DR Congo
Pagria sexmaculata Kimoto & Gressitt, 1982 – Thailand, Laos
Pagria signata (Motschulsky, 1858) – Southwestern China (Yunnan: Xishuangbanna), India, Vietnam, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar, Malaysia
Pagria sumatrensis Lefèvre, 1887 – Sumatra, Borneo (Sabah)
Pagria suturalis Lefèvre, 1884 – East Africa, DR Congo, Uganda, South Sudan
Pagria ussuriensis Moseyko & Medvedev, 2005 – Russian Far East, Northeast China, North Korea, South Korea, Japan
Pagria varians Lefèvre, 1884 – East Africa, DR Congo, South Sudan, Ivory Coast
Pagria vietnamica Moseyko & Medvedev, 2005 – Vietnam, Thailand
Pagria viridiaenea (Gyllenhal, 1808) – "East India", Sri Lanka

Species moved to other genera:

Pagria aenescens Jacoby, 1908: moved to Cleoporus
Pagria laevifrons Jacoby, 1908: moved to Cleoporus
Pagria minor Pic, 1929: moved to Basilepta
Pagria monardi Pic, 1940: moved to Sarum
Pagria pallidicolor Pic, 1929: moved to Basilepta
Pagria plicata Pic, 1929: moved to Basilepta
Pagria recticollis Pic, 1929: moved to Cleoporus

Other synonyms:

Pagria aenea (Motschulsky, 1866): synonym of Pagria restituens (Walker, 1859)
Pagria aeneicollis Lefèvre, 1890: synonym of Pagria grata (Baly, 1867)
Pagria bipunctata Lefèvre, 1891: synonym of Pagria signata (Motschulsky, 1858)
Pagria ceylonensis Jacoby, 1908: synonym of Pagria viridiaenea (Gyllenhal, 1808)
Pagria costatipennis Jacoby, 1887: synonym of Pagria restituens (Walker, 1859)
Pagria diversepunctata Pic, 1950: synonym of Pagria signata (Motschulsky, 1858)
Pagria flavopustulata (Baly, 1874): synonym of Pagria grata (Baly, 1867)
Pagria kanarensis (Jacoby, 1895): synonym of Pagria grata (Baly, 1867)
Pagria lineolata Pic, 1949: synonym of Pagria ingibbosa Pic, 1929
Pagria nodieri Pic, 1949: synonym of Pagria grata (Baly, 1867)
Pagria vignaphila Bryant, 1942: synonym of Pagria grata (Baly, 1867)
Pagria xanthopus (Harold, 1874): synonym of Pagria grata (Baly, 1867)

References

1 2 3 4 Lefèvre, E. (1884). "Melindea, Phascus, Pagria nn. genn". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 4: LXV–LXVII.
↑ Aslam, N. A. (1968). "Nomenclatorial notes on Chrysomeloidea (Coleoptera)". Journal of Natural History. 2 (1): 127–129. doi:10.1080/00222936800770691.
1 2 Weise, J. (1895). "Neue Chrysomeliden nebst synonymischen Bemerkungen". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 1895 (2): 327–352.
↑ Clavareau, H. (1914). "Chrysomelidae: 11. Eumolpinae". In Junk, W.; Schenkling, S. (eds.). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Vol. 59. Berlin: W. Junk. pp. 1–215.
↑ "Pagria". African Eumolpinae site. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
1 2 Kimoto, S.; Gressitt, J. L. (1982). "Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. III. Eumolpinae" (PDF). Esakia. 18: 1–141. doi:10.5109/2421. hdl:2324/2421. S2CID 83265328.
↑ Kimoto, S. (1985). "Check-list of Chrysomelidae of South East Asia, South of Thailand and West of Irian-Jaya of Indonesia, IV. Eumolpinae, 2". Kurume University Journal. 34 (2): 153–177.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Moseyko, A.G.; Medvedev, L.N. (2005). "On the systematics of the genus Pagria Lefevre, 1884, with comments on the genus Rhyparida Baly, 1861 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae)". Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie (in Russian). 84 (1): 108–124.
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Moseyko, A. G. (2013) [2012]. "On the distribution and synonymy of some indo-malayan species of the chrysomelid genus Pagria Lefèvre, 1884 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)". Entomological Review. 93 (2): 208–213. Bibcode:2013EntRv..93..208M. doi:10.1134/S0013873813020097. S2CID 15837259.
↑ Imasaka, S.; Minami, M. (2008). 日本産Pagria(キバネサルハムシ属)について [Notes on the genus Pagria (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae) from Japan, with records of some Southwest Asian species.] (PDF). Saga no Konchû (in Japanese). 36: 253–263. Retrieved 23 January 2026.
1 2 3 Pic, M. (1940). "Nouvelle série de Coléoptères d'Angola". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 47 (17): 359–365. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.144765.
1 2 3 Bryant, G. E. (1942). "Notes on the Genus Pagria (Eumolpinae, Coleopt.)". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 33 (1): 31–34. doi:10.1017/S0007485300023543.
1 2 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.
1 2 3 4 5 Jacoby, M. (1908). Bingham, C. T. (ed.). Coleoptera. Chrysomelidae. Vol. 1. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. London: Taylor & Francis.
↑ Jacoby, M. (1904). "Another contribution to the knowledge of African Phytophagous Coleoptera". Journal of Zoology. 74 (1): 230–270. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1904.tb08290.x.
1 2 Baly, J. S. (1874). "Catalogue of the Phytophagous Coleoptera of Japan, with descriptions of the species new to science". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 22 (2): 161–217. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1874.tb00164.x.
↑ Moseyko, A. G. (2013). "A new species of the genus Pagria Lefèvre, 1884 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) from Laos" (PDF). Caucasian Entomological Bulletin. 9 (1): 112–113. doi:10.23885/1814-3326-2013-9-1-112-113.
1 2 Lefèvre, E. (1891). "Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de Clytrides et d'Eumolpides". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 35: CCXLVIII–CCLXXIX.
↑ Selman, B. J. (1965). "A revision of the Nodini and a key to the genera of Eumolpidae of Africa (Coleoptera: Eumolpidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 16 (3): 141–174. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.21864.
↑ Jacoby, M. (1898). "Additions to the knowledge of the Phytophagous Coleoptera of Africa. Part I". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1898: 212–242.
↑ Selman, B. J. (1972). "Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Exploration Parc National de la Garamba. Mission H. De Saeger. 55: 1–95.
↑ Zoia, S. (2019). "Nomenclature changes in African Eumolpinae with reference to type specimens preserved in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Nouvelle Série. 55 (1): 61–86. Bibcode:2019AnSEF..55...61Z. doi:10.1080/00379271.2018.1556119. S2CID 155689938.
↑ Medvedev, L. N. (2007). "To the knowledge of Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) described by V. Motschulsky" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 15 (4): 409–417.
↑ Weise, J. (1914). "Synonymische Bemerkungen". Entomologische Blätter. 10: 122.
↑ Jacoby, M. (1887). "Descriptions of the Phytophagous Coleoptera of Ceylon, obtained by Mr. George Lewis during the years 1881–1882". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1887 (5): 65–119. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1887.tb02944.x.
↑ Moseyko, A. G.; Sprecher-Uebersax, E. (2010). "New nomenclatural and taxonomic acts, and comments. Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae". In Löbl, I.; Smetana, A. (eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. pp. 80–83. ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2.

External links

Genus Pagria Lefèvre, 1884 at Australian Faunal Directory

[Lefevre1884-1] 1 2 3 4 Lefèvre, E. (1884). "Melindea, Phascus, Pagria nn. genn". Bulletin de la Société entomologique de France. 4: LXV–LXVII.

[Aslam1968-2] Aslam, N. A. (1968). "Nomenclatorial notes on Chrysomeloidea (Coleoptera)". Journal of Natural History. 2 (1): 127–129. doi:10.1080/00222936800770691.

[Weise1895-3] 1 2 Weise, J. (1895). "Neue Chrysomeliden nebst synonymischen Bemerkungen". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 1895 (2): 327–352.

[Clavareau1914-4] Clavareau, H. (1914). "Chrysomelidae: 11. Eumolpinae". In Junk, W.; Schenkling, S. (eds.). Coleopterorum Catalogus. Vol. 59. Berlin: W. Junk. pp. 1–215.

[5] "Pagria". African Eumolpinae site. Retrieved 26 July 2018.

[KimotoGressitt1982-6] 1 2 Kimoto, S.; Gressitt, J. L. (1982). "Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. III. Eumolpinae" (PDF). Esakia. 18: 1–141. doi:10.5109/2421. hdl:2324/2421. S2CID 83265328.

[7] Kimoto, S. (1985). "Check-list of Chrysomelidae of South East Asia, South of Thailand and West of Irian-Jaya of Indonesia, IV. Eumolpinae, 2". Kurume University Journal. 34 (2): 153–177.

[Moseyko2005-8] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Moseyko, A.G.; Medvedev, L.N. (2005). "On the systematics of the genus Pagria Lefevre, 1884, with comments on the genus Rhyparida Baly, 1861 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae)". Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie (in Russian). 84 (1): 108–124.

[Moseyko2012-9] 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Moseyko, A. G. (2013) [2012]. "On the distribution and synonymy of some indo-malayan species of the chrysomelid genus Pagria Lefèvre, 1884 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)". Entomological Review. 93 (2): 208–213. Bibcode:2013EntRv..93..208M. doi:10.1134/S0013873813020097. S2CID 15837259.

[10] Imasaka, S.; Minami, M. (2008). 日本産Pagria(キバネサルハムシ属)について [Notes on the genus Pagria (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae) from Japan, with records of some Southwest Asian species.] (PDF). Saga no Konchû (in Japanese). 36: 253–263. Retrieved 23 January 2026.

[Pic1940-11] 1 2 3 Pic, M. (1940). "Nouvelle série de Coléoptères d'Angola". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 47 (17): 359–365. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.144765.

[Bryant1942-12] 1 2 3 Bryant, G. E. (1942). "Notes on the Genus Pagria (Eumolpinae, Coleopt.)". Bulletin of Entomological Research. 33 (1): 31–34. doi:10.1017/S0007485300023543.

[Baly1867-13] 1 2 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.

[Jacoby1908-14] 1 2 3 4 5 Jacoby, M. (1908). Bingham, C. T. (ed.). Coleoptera. Chrysomelidae. Vol. 1. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. London: Taylor & Francis.

[Jacoby1904-15] Jacoby, M. (1904). "Another contribution to the knowledge of African Phytophagous Coleoptera". Journal of Zoology. 74 (1): 230–270. doi:10.1111/j.1469-7998.1904.tb08290.x.

[Baly1874-16] 1 2 Baly, J. S. (1874). "Catalogue of the Phytophagous Coleoptera of Japan, with descriptions of the species new to science". Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 22 (2): 161–217. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2311.1874.tb00164.x.

[17] Moseyko, A. G. (2013). "A new species of the genus Pagria Lefèvre, 1884 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) from Laos" (PDF). Caucasian Entomological Bulletin. 9 (1): 112–113. doi:10.23885/1814-3326-2013-9-1-112-113.

[Lefevre1891-18] 1 2 Lefèvre, E. (1891). "Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de Clytrides et d'Eumolpides". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 35: CCXLVIII–CCLXXIX.

[Selman1965-19] Selman, B. J. (1965). "A revision of the Nodini and a key to the genera of Eumolpidae of Africa (Coleoptera: Eumolpidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 16 (3): 141–174. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.21864.

[Jacoby1898-20] Jacoby, M. (1898). "Additions to the knowledge of the Phytophagous Coleoptera of Africa. Part I". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1898: 212–242.

[Selman1972-21] Selman, B. J. (1972). "Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Exploration Parc National de la Garamba. Mission H. De Saeger. 55: 1–95.

[Zoia2019-22] Zoia, S. (2019). "Nomenclature changes in African Eumolpinae with reference to type specimens preserved in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. Nouvelle Série. 55 (1): 61–86. Bibcode:2019AnSEF..55...61Z. doi:10.1080/00379271.2018.1556119. S2CID 155689938.

[23] Medvedev, L. N. (2007). "To the knowledge of Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) described by V. Motschulsky" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 15 (4): 409–417.

[Weise1914-24] Weise, J. (1914). "Synonymische Bemerkungen". Entomologische Blätter. 10: 122.

[Jacoby1887-25] Jacoby, M. (1887). "Descriptions of the Phytophagous Coleoptera of Ceylon, obtained by Mr. George Lewis during the years 1881–1882". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1887 (5): 65–119. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1887.tb02944.x.

[26] Moseyko, A. G.; Sprecher-Uebersax, E. (2010). "New nomenclatural and taxonomic acts, and comments. Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae". In Löbl, I.; Smetana, A. (eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. pp. 80–83. ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2.