Cheiridea
TaxonCheiridea chapuisi
Display parents3
Parent authorityBaly, 1878[1]
AuthorityBaly, 1878[1]
Synonyms
Genus
  • Chiridea
Species
  • Chiridea chapuisi

Cheiridea is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae.[2] It contains only one species, Cheiridea chapuisi, found in Sierra Leone.[3] It was first described by Joseph Sugar Baly in 1878.

"Chiridea" is an alternative spelling of the genus name sometimes used; it is a Latinized version of the name "Cheiridea" created by Kuntzen in 1912, who considered the original name to be not Latinized.[4]

References

  1. ^ Baly, J. S. (1878). "Description of New Species and Genera of Eumolpidæ". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 14 (75): 246–265. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1878.tb01834.x
  2. ^ "Cheiridea". African Eumolpinae site. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  3. ^ "African Eumolpinae checklist: Sierra Leone". chrysomelidae.it. Retrieved July 12, 2018.
  4. ^ Kuntzen, H. (1912). "Die Eumolpinensubtribus Nerissini (Coleopt. Chrysomelidae)". Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Abteilung A. 78 (2): 42–57.