Menippus is a genus of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae).[2]

Menippus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Tribe: Galerucini
Genus: Menippus
Clark, 1864
Synonyms[1]

Issikia Chûjô, 1961

Habitat and Environment edit

This leaf beetle is mostly found in Australia, depending on the stringybark eucalyptus tree for food. The trees are also used to harbor eggs for future larvae.

Species edit

Menippus contains the following species:[3][4][1][5]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Lee, C.-F.; Bezděk, J.; Suenaga, H. (2012). "Revision of Menippus (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) of Taiwan and Menippus dimidiaticornis species group with a new generic synonymy". Zootaxa. 3427: 1–16. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3427.1.1.
  2. ^ Galerucinae in Synopsis of the described Coleoptera of the World 13 december 2008 Archived 20 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ Reid, C.A.M.; Nally, S.C. (2008). "Revision of the genus Menippus Clark in Australia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 47 (2): 87–101. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.2008.00634.x.
  4. ^ Beenen, R. (2010). "Galerucinae Latreille, 1802". In Löbl, I.; Smetana, A. (eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. pp. 443–491. ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2.
  5. ^ Suenaga, H.; Lee, C.-F.; Bezděk, J. (2017). "Two new species of the genus Menippus Clark (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) from islands of Ryukyu-rettô, Japan, and redescription of M. issikii (Chûjô)". Entomologische Blätter und Coleoptera. 113 (1): 231–240.