Type species of New World Hispinae genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

Authors

C. L. Staines, Edgewater, MD

Document Type

Article

Date of this Version

September 1991

Comments

Published in Insecta Mundi Vol. 5, No. 3-4, September-December 1991. Copyright © 1991 by Staines.

Insecta Mundi, published by the Center for Systematic Entomology, is available online at http://centerforsystematicentomology.org/.

Abstract

Type species designations are reviewed and discussed far six New World Hispinae genera. Valid designations are: Oediopalpa cyanipennis (Fab.), Homalispa (Homalispa) batesii Baly, H. (Xanthispa) cimicoides (Guerin), Demotispa pallida Baly, Cephaloleia nigricornis (Fab.), and Coraliomela brunnea (Thunberg).