Cayetunya Explained

Cayetunya is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Central and South America. It was first described by the Czech entomologist Jan Bechyné in 1958.

Most species in this genus are known to display strong sexual dimorphism, such that males and females could be mistaken for separate genera. The female of C. clarki is unknown.^[1]

Species

• Cayetunya breesei Bechyné, 1958 – Trinidad, Venezuela
• Cayetunya clarki Flowers, 1997^[1] – Venezuela
• Cayetunya colombiana Flowers, 1997^[1] – Colombia
• Cayetunya consanguinea (Blake, 1976)^{[2] [3]} – Panama
• Cayetunya tifferae Flowers, 1997^[1] (incorrectly formed as C. tifferi)^[4] – Costa Rica to Honduras

Notes and References

1. Flowers. R. W.. 1997. Revision of the Genus Cayetunya Bechyné (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae), with Descriptions of Three New Species. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 51. 4. 384–399. 4009312.
2. Blake. D. H.. 1976. The Brown Semicostate and Costate Species of Colaspis in Mexico and Central America (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Technical Bulletin (United States. Dept. Of Agriculture). 1534. 1–40.
3. Flowers. R.W.. 1996. The subfamily Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Central America. Revista de Biología Tropical Special Publication. 2. 1–59. December 31, 2018. January 1, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190101051715/http://www.sidalc.net/cgi-bin/wxis.exe/?IsisScript=oet.xis&method=post&formato=2&cantidad=1&expresion=mfn=009919. dead.
4. Flowers. R. W.. 1998. An Incorrect Original Spelling in the Genus Cayetunya Bechyné (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae). The Coleopterists Bulletin. 52. 1. 89. 4009327.