Rhembastus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae, native to Africa. Whilst the taxonomy of the genus is disputed, the genus has been suggested as a biological control agent for Bryophyllum delagoense in Australia.[4]

Rhembastus
Rhembastus variabilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Typophorini
Genus: Rhembastus
Harold, 1877[1]
Type species
Rhembastus variabilis
Harold, 1877[2]
Synonyms

Rhambastus Pic, 1939[3]

Taxonomy

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The genus was first identified by the German entomologist Edgar von Harold in 1877 from species in Madagascar, Nyassa and Port Natal.[1] By 1914, 18 different species had already been recorded from Madagascar. In 1965, Brian J. Selman reduced the size of the genus by 45 species, transferring them to other genera such as Paraivongius, Massartia and Sarum. He also suggested that a revision of the Eumolpinae of Madagascar would produce a complete generic separation of the Madagascan and African species.[2] In 2006, it was suggested that a full revision of the genus is necessary.[4]

Species

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Species from Africa:

Species from Madagascar:

Species moved to Paraivongius:[28]

  • Rhembastus inapicalis Pic, 1940[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h Harold, E. von (1877). "Coleopterorum species novae". Mitteilungen der Münchener Entomologischen Vereins. 1: 97–111.
  2. ^ a b c d 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.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i Pic, M. (1939). "Coléoptères Phytophages d'Angola". Revue suisse de Zoologie. 46 (4): 115–142.
  4. ^ a b Witt, A. B. R.; McConnachie, A. J.; Palmer, W. A.; Grobbelaar, E. (2006). "Distribution, biology and host range of Rhembastus sp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), a candidate for the biological control of Bryophyllum delagoense (Crassulaceae) in Australia". Biocontrol Science and Technology. 16 (8): 859–869. doi:10.1080/09583150600827819. S2CID 85773533.
  5. ^ a b c Pic, M. (1940). "Opuscula martialis". L'Echange, Revue Linnéenne, Moulins. Numéro spécial: 1–16.
  6. ^ a b Selman, B. J. (1972). "Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Exploration Parc National de la Garamba. Mission H. De Saeger. 55: 1–95.
  7. ^ 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.
  8. ^ Pic, M. (1952). "Coléoptères du globe" (PDF). L'Echange. 68 (529): 9–12.
  9. ^ Burgeon, L. (1942). "Chrysomelidae - S. Fam. Eumolpinae" (PDF). Exploration du Parc National Albert - Exploratie van het Nationaal Albert Park - Mission/Zending G.F. De Witte (1933-1935). 37: 3–31.
  10. ^ a b c d e f Lefèvre, E. (1877). "Descriptions de Coléoptères nouveaux ou peu connus de la Famille des Eumolpides (2e partie)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 5. 7: 309–326.
  11. ^ a b Weise, J. (1883). "Fünf neue Syagrus". Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 27 (2): 335–336.
  12. ^ Zoia, S. (2017). "The Eumolpinae of São Thomé, Príncipe & Bioko Islands from the collections of the Museo civico di Storia naturale "G. Doria", Genoa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova. 110: 325–398.
  13. ^ a b Pic, M. (1952). "Coléoptères du globe" (PDF). L'Echange. 68 (527): 1–4.
  14. ^ Lefèvre, E. (1891). "Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de Clytrides et d'Eumolpides". Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 35: CCXLVIII–CCLXXIX.
  15. ^ a b c Jacoby, M. (1897). "Further contributions to the knowledge of the phytophagous Coleoptera of Africa, including Madagascar, Part II". Journal of Zoology. 65 (3): 527–577. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1897.tb03108.x.
  16. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Bechyné, J. (1960). "Notes sur quelques Rhembastus de Madagascar (Col. Phytoph. Eumolpidae)" (PDF). Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon. 29 (9): 274–278. doi:10.3406/linly.1960.6908.
  17. ^ a b Bechyné, J. (1953). "Nouveaux Eumolpides de Madagascar" (PDF). Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon. 22 (9): 230–233. doi:10.3406/linly.1953.7598.
  18. ^ a b c d e Bechyné, J. (1956). "Nouveaux Eumolpides de Madagascar (Col. Phytophaga)" (PDF). Bulletin Mensuel de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon. 25 (9): 228–231. doi:10.3406/linly.1956.7843.
  19. ^ a b c Jacoby, M. (1892). "Descriptions of some new Genera and new Species of Phytophagous Coleoptera from Madagascar". Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London. 1892: 564–579.
  20. ^ Bechyné, J. (1950). "Eumolpides nouveaux de Madagascar (Col . Phytophaga)". Publications de la Société Linnéenne de Lyon. 19: 148–151.
  21. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k Bechyné, J. (1947). "Chrysomeloidea Madagassa (Coleoptera)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 25: 29–47.
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  24. ^ a b c d e f g Bechyné, J. (1946). "Příspěvek k poznání madagaskarských mandelinek z čeledi Eumolpidae. Adnotationes ad cognitionem Eumolpidarum Madagascariensium. (Col., Phytophaga)" (PDF). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 24: 39–52.
  25. ^ a b c d e f Bechyné, J. (1964). "Notizen zu den madagassischen Chrysomeloidea" (PDF). Mitteilungen der Munchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft (E. V.). 54: 68–161.
  26. ^ Bechyné, J. (1949). "Dixième note sur les Eumolpidae malgaches". Acta Societatis Entomologicae Cechoslovenicae. 46 (1–2): 18–25.
  27. ^ Maulik, S. (1931). "Coleoptera, Chrysomelidæ: Eumolpinæ, Galerucinæ and Halticinæ". Transactions of the Linnean Society of London. 2, Zoology. 19 (2): 241–260. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1931.tb00128.x.
  28. ^ 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. doi:10.1080/00379271.2018.1556119. S2CID 155689938.
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