Pathius is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae.[4] It is known from Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.

Pathius
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Euryopini
Genus: Pathius
Aslam, 1968[1]
Type species
Taphius flavus
Jacoby, 1897[2]
Synonyms

Taphius Jacoby, 1897
(nec Adams, 1855 nec Rafinesque, 1815)
[3]

The genus was originally named Taphius by Martin Jacoby in 1897; however, this name was preoccupied by Taphius Adams, 1855 (a genus in Mollusca, currently a synonym of Biomphalaria Preston, 1910) and Taphius Rafinesque, 1815 (a nomen nudum genus in Crustacea), so it was renamed to Pathius by N. A. Aslam in 1968.

Species edit

References edit

  1. ^ Aslam, N. A. (1968). "Nomenclatorial notes on Chrysomeloidea (Coleoptera)". Journal of Natural History. 2 (1): 127–129. doi:10.1080/00222936800770691.
  2. ^ Moseyko, A. G.; Sprecher-Uebersax, E. (2010). "Eumolpinae". In Löbl, I.; Smetana, A. (eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. pp. 619–643. ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2.
  3. ^ a b 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.
  4. ^ "Pathius". African Eumolpinae site. Retrieved 29 August 2018.
  5. ^ Zoia, S. (2020). "New data on the Eumolpinae from Malawi with description of five new species" (PDF). Spixiana. 43 (1): 63–79.
  6. ^ Bryant, G. E. (1957). "Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae of South-west Arabia". Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 12. 10 (113): 353–363. doi:10.1080/00222935708655968.
  7. ^ a b Weise, J. (1912). "Beitrag zur Kenntnis der Chrysomeliden". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Abteilung A. 78 (2): 76–98.
  8. ^ 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.
  9. ^ Chapuis, F. (1879). "Phytophages abyssiniens du Musée Civique d'Histoire naturelle de Gênes". Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 15: 5–31.