Chalcolampra Explained
Chalcolampra is a genus of leaf beetles (insects contained in the family Chrysomelidae). These beetles are widespread from Southeast Asia to Australia and New Zealand, but most common in the southeast of Australia.[1] There are approximately 25 Australian species within this genus.[2] There are also 13 species described from New Zealand, with up to an additional 20 undescribed species from the South Island.
Species
The genus contains the following species:[3]
- Chalcolampra adelioides Lea, 1903
- Chalcolampra aenea (Boisduval, 1835)
- Chalcolampra chalybeata Baly, 1855
- Chalcolampra consimilis Lea, 1903
- Chalcolampra constricta (Erichson, 1842)
- Chalcolampra crassa (Broun, 1915)
- Chalcolampra distinguenda Blackburn, 1889
- Chalcolampra fulvomontis Reid, 1993
- Chalcolampra fuscipes (Broun, 1917)
- Chalcolampra laticollis Clark, 1865
- Chalcolampra limbata (Broun, 1893)
- Chalcolampra longicornis Lea, 1929
- Chalcolampra marginata (Sharp, 1882)
- Chalcolampra marmorata Baly, 1865
- Chalcolampra media (Broun, 1917)
- Chalcolampra morosa (Broun, 1893)
- Chalcolampra multinoda Reid, 1993
- Chalcolampra nigricollis (Broun, 1917)
- Chalcolampra pacifica (Erichson, 1842)
- Chalcolampra pallida Weise, 1923
- Chalcolampra picticornis Broun, 1917
- Chalcolampra praestans (Broun, 1917)
- Chalcolampra pustulata Baly, 1855
- Chalcolampra repens (Germar, 1848)
- Chalcolampra robusta (Broun, 1917)
- Chalcolampra rufinoda Lea, 1904
- Chalcolampra rufipes Jacoby, 1885
- Chalcolampra rustica Blackburn, 1890
- Chalcolampra speculifera Sharp, 1882
- Chalcolampra subsulcata (Broun, 1917)
- Chalcolampra tarsalis (Broun, 1917)
- Chalcolampra thoracica Baly, 1855
- Chalcolampra walgalu Reid, 1993
- Chalcolampra winnunga (Daccordi, 2003)
Notes and References
- Web site: Chalcolampra | Atlas of Living Australia. Atlas of Living Australia. bie.ala.org.au. 2015-11-22.
- David W. de Little . 2011 . A Revised Key and Notes on the Tasmanian genera of Chrysomelinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) . Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania . 145 . 17–26.
- Reid. C.A.M.. 2006. A taxonomic revision of the Australian Chrysomelinae, with a key to the genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zootaxa. 1292. 1–119. 10.11646/zootaxa.1292.1.1. free.
