Montrouzierella Explained

Montrouzierella is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae.^[1] It is known from the South Province and Mont Panié of New Caledonia, and is named after Xavier Montrouzier, the pioneer entomologist of New Caledonia. The genus was established based on general proportions and body size, and may be polyphyletic or paraphyletic.^[2]

Species

• Montrouzierella brinoni Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007
• Montrouzierella flava Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007
• Montrouzierella metrosiderosi Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2011^[3]
• Montrouzierella nana Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007
• Montrouzierella subtuberculata Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2010
• Montrouzierella tuberculata Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007

The following species have been transferred to other genera:

• Montrouzierella costata Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2007: transferred to Kumatoeides^[4]
• Montrouzierella hispida Jolivet, Verma & Mille, 2013:^[5] transferred to Dematotrichus^[6]

Notes and References

1. Platania. L.. Gómez-Zurita. J.. 2023. Current knowledge on the diversity of Eumolpinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in New Caledonia. ZooKeys. 1177. 41–55. 10.3897/zookeys.1177.101293. free. 10261/337235. free.
2. Gómez-Zurita. J.. 2017. Taxonomic notes on New Caledonian Dematochroma samuelsoni Jolivet, Verma et Mille and D. difficilis (Heller) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae). Folia Entomologica Hungarica. 78. 77–82. 10.17112/FoliaEntHung.2017.78.77.
3. P.. Jolivet. K.K.. Verma. C.. Mille. 2011. New Eumolpinae from Mont Panié, New Caledonia (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie. Nouvelle Série. 26. 4. 333–340.
4. Gómez-Zurita. J.. 2018. Description of Kumatoeides gen. nov. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae) from New Caledonia. Zootaxa. 4521. 1. 89–115. 10.11646/zootaxa.4521.1.4. 30486162. 54103756 .
5. P.. Jolivet. K.K.. Verma. C.. Mille. 2013. New and known leaf beetles collected in Mont Panié in 2010 (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae). Nouvelle Revue d'Entomologie. 29. 3–4. 141–154.
6. Gómez-Zurita. J.. 2022. Integrative systematic revision of a new genus of Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) endemic to New Caledonia: Dematotrichus gen. nov. and its numerous new hairy species. Systematics and Biodiversity. 20. 1. 1–28. 10.1080/14772000.2022.2084471. free. 10261/276455. free.