Cayetunya is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Central and South America. It was first described by the Czech entomologist Jan Bechyné in 1958.
| Cayetunya | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Genus: | Cayetunya Bechyné, 1958[1] |
| Type species | |
| Cayetunya breesei | |
Most species in this genus are known to display strong sexual dimorphism, such that males and females could be mistaken for separate genera. The female of C. clarki is unknown.[2]
Species edit
- Cayetunya breesei Bechyné, 1958[1] – Trinidad, Venezuela
- Cayetunya clarki Flowers, 1997[2] – Venezuela
- Cayetunya colombiana Flowers, 1997[2] – Colombia
- Cayetunya consanguinea (Blake, 1976)[3][4] – Panama
- Cayetunya tifferae Flowers, 1997[2] (incorrectly formed as C. tifferi)[5] – Costa Rica to Honduras
References edit
- ^ a b c Bechyné, J. (1958). "Notizen zu den neotropischen Chrysomeloidea (Col. Phytophaga)". Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey Tutzing bei München. 9: 478–706.
- ^ a b c d Flowers, R. W. (1997). "Revision of the Genus Cayetunya Bechyné (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae), with Descriptions of Three New Species". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 51 (4): 384–399. JSTOR 4009312.
- ^ Blake, D. H. (1976). "The Brown Semicostate and Costate Species of Colaspis in Mexico and Central America (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Technical Bulletin (United States. Dept. Of Agriculture) (1534): 1–40.
- ^ Flowers, R.W. (1996). "The subfamily Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Central America". Revista de Biología Tropical Special Publication. 2: 1–59. Archived from the original on January 1, 2019. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
- ^ Flowers, R. W. (1998). "An Incorrect Original Spelling in the Genus Cayetunya Bechyné (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 52 (1): 89. JSTOR 4009327.