Aulacia Explained

Aulacia is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in Malaysia, Indonesia and the Philippines.^[1]

Species

• Aulacia bipustulata Baly, 1867
• Aulacia brunnea Jacoby, 1894
• Aulacia cechovskyi Medvedev, 2016^[2]
• Aulacia diversa Baly, 1867
• Aulacia femorata Baly, 1867
• Aulacia fulva Medvedev, 2004^[3]
• Aulacia fulviceps Baly, 1867
• Aulacia fulvicollis (Jacoby, 1899)^{[4] [5]}
• Aulacia laeta Medvedev, 2004^[3]
• Aulacia montana Takizawa, 2017^[6]
• Aulacia nigella (Weise, 1922)^{[7] [8]}
• Aulacia ornata Jacoby, 1896^[9]
• Aulacia riedeli Medvedev, 2004^[3]

Synonyms:

• Aulacia flavifrons Jacoby, 1896:^[9] synonym of Aulacia diversa Baly, 1867^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Mohamedsaid, M. S.. 2004. Catalogue of the Malaysian Chrysomelidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). 1–239. Sofia. Pensoft Publishers. Pensoft Series Faunistica. 36. 9546422010. 1312-0174.
2. Medvedev. L. N.. 2016. New and poorly known Oriental Chrysomelidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) in the collection of the Naturkundemuseum Erfurt. Vernate. 35. 347–365.
3. Medvedev. L.N.. 2004. Contribution to the knowledge of the genus Aulacia Baly, 1867 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae). Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale "Giacomo Doria". 96. 429–438.
4. Jacoby. M.. 1899. Descriptions of the new species of phytophagous Coleoptera obtained by Dr. Dohrn in Sumatra. Stettiner Entomologische Zeitung. 60. 259–313, 1 pl.
5. Bryant. G. E.. 1937. Notes on synonymy in the Phytophaga (Coleoptera). Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 10. 20. 115. 97–101. 10.1080/00222933708655320.
6. Takizawa. H.. 2017. Leaf beetles of Mt. Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Japanese Journal of Systematic Entomology. 23. 2. 195–233.
7. Weise. J.. 1922. Chrysomeliden der Philippinen: III. https://web.archive.org/web/20210515233228/https://philjournalsci.dost.gov.ph/images/pdf_upload/pjs1922/PJS_Vol_21_No5_Nov_1922.pdf. dead. May 15, 2021. The Philippine Journal of Science. 21. 5. 423–490.
8. Medvedev. L. N.. 2006. A revision of the genus Colaspoides Laporte, 1833 (Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae) from the Philippines. Entomologica Basiliensia et Collections Frey. 28. 335–351.
9. Jacoby. M.. 1896. Descriptions of the new genera and species of phytophagous Coleoptera obtained by Dr. Modigliani in Sumatra. Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Genova. 2. 16. 36. 377–501.