Parheminodes Explained

Parheminodes is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in the Oriental realm. In 2021, nearly all species of Chrysochus from the tropics were transferred to this genus.^[1]

Species

There are at least seven species included in the genus:^{[1] [2]}

• Parheminodes collaris Chen, 1940 – China (Hainan, Yunnan)
• Parheminodes conspectus (Lefèvre, 1890) – Laos
• Parheminodes hageni (Jacoby, 1884)^[3] – Sumatra
• Parheminodes massiei (Lefèvre, 1893) – Laos
• Parheminodes mouhoti (Baly, 1864) – Thailand, Laos, Vietnam
• Parheminodes nilgiriensis (Jacoby, 1908)^[4] – South India
• Parheminodes pulcher (Baly, 1864)^[5] – Peninsular Malaysia

Notes and References

1. Moseyko. A.G.. 2020. 15 January 2021. Notes on Asiatic Eumolpinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). Entomological Review. 100. 6. 843–862. 10.1134/S0013873820060123. 234621478 .
2. Book: Moseyko. A. G.. Sprecher-Uebersax. E.. 2010. Eumolpinae. https://books.google.com/books?id=qt8zDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA620. Löbl. I.. Smetana. A.. Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Stenstrup, Denmark. Apollo Books. 619–643. 978-87-88757-84-2.
3. Jacoby. M.. 1884. Descriptions of new genera and species of phytophagous Coleoptera collected by Dr. B. Hagen at Serdang (East Sumatra). Notes from the Leyden Museum. 6. 201–230.
4. Book: Jacoby, M.. 1908. Bingham. C. T.. Coleoptera. Chrysomelidae. Vol. 1. The Fauna of British India, Including Ceylon and Burma. Taylor & Francis. London.
5. Book: Baly, J. S.. 1864. Descriptions of new genera and species of Phytophaga. J.S. Baly. Stationer's Hall.