Costalimaita Explained

Costalimaita is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. The genus is distributed in South America.^[1] It was established by the Czech entomologist Jan Bechyné in 1954, and is dedicated to the Brazilian entomologist Ângelo Moreira da Costa Lima.

In Brazil, adults of the species C. ferruginea are commonly reported attacking and causing severe damage to eucalyptus plants of any age. They are also associated with other members of the plant family Myrtaceae.^{[2] [3] [4]}

Species

Three species are included in the genus:^{[1] [5]}

• Costalimaita ferruginea (Fabricius, 1801)
  • Costalimaita ferruginea ferruginea (Fabricius, 1801) – The Guianas
  • Costalimaita ferruginea proxima (Klug, 1829) – Argentina, Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Peru
  • Costalimaita ferruginea vulgata (Lefèvre, 1885) – Brazil
• Costalimaita lurida (Lefèvre, 1891)^[6] – Brazil
• Costalimaita suturalis (Lefèvre, 1891)^[6] – Brazil

Notes and References

1. Bechyné. J.. 1953. Katalog der neotropischen Eumolpiden (Col. Phytoph. Chrysomeloidea). Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey. 4. 26–303. German.
2. Dias. T. K. R.. Pires. E. M.. Souza. A. P.. Tanaka. A. A.. Monteiro. E. B.. Wilcken. C. F.. 2017. The beetle Costalimaita ferruginea (Coleoptera: Chysomelidae) in Eucalyptus plantations in transition area of Amazon and Cerrado Biomes. Brazilian Journal of Biology. 78. 1. 47–52. 10.1590/1519-6984.03916. 28562778 . free. 11449/175947. free.
3. Pires. E.M.. J.N.. Corassa. M.R.. Barreto. M.A.. Soares. 2013. New Report of Costalimaita ferruginea (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) on Eucalyptus sp. (Myrtaceae) in Sinop - Mato Grosso, Brazil. EntomoBrasilis. 6. 1. 89–90. 10.12741/ebrasilis.v6i1.207. free.
4. Web site: Besouro amarelo (Costalimaita ferruginea vulgata). Agrolink. Portuguese. 28 February 2020.
5. J.. Bechyné. 1957. Eumolpides neo-tropicaux de la collection du Museo civico di Storia naturale "Giacomo Doria" di Genova (Col. Phytophaga). Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale Giacomo Doria. 69. 226–247.
6. Lefèvre. E.. 1891. Voyages de M. Emile Gounelle au Brésil. Eumolpides. Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 60. 287–296.