Abiromorphus Explained

Abiromorphus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae, including two species found in eastern Asia. It was first described by the French entomologist Maurice Pic in 1924 for a single species from China. It is similar to Abirus, and is distinguished by simple tarsal claws and thick femurs.

Species

• Abiromorphus anceyi Pic, 1924 – China (Jiangsu, Jilin, Zhejiang), North Korea, South Korea, Russia (Far East)^[1]
• Abiromorphus vietnamicus Medvedev, 2015^[2] – Northern Vietnam (Cao Bằng Province)

Host plants

A. anceyi has been reported on plants of the genera Prunus, Salix, Populus and Ziziphus.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Moseyko. A. G.. Sprecher-Uebersax. E.. 2010. Eumolpinae. https://books.google.com/books?id=qt8zDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA620. Löbl. I.. Smetana. A.. Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Stenstrup, Denmark. Apollo Books. 619–643. 978-87-88757-84-2.
2. Medvedev. L. N.. 2015. New and poorly known Oriental Chrysomelidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in the collection of the Naturkundemuseum Erfurt. Vernate. 34. 319–335.
3. Jolivet. Pierre. 1987. Sélection trophique chez les Megascelinae et les Eumolpinae (Cyclica) (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae). Suite et fin.. Trophic Selection among Megascelinae and Eumolpinae (Cyclica) (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae). Bulletin mensuel de la Société linnéenne de Lyon. 56. 7. 217–240. 10.3406/linly.1987.10805. free. French.