Prionodera Explained

Prionodera is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Central and South America.

Species

• Prionodera adiastola Flowers, 2004
• Prionodera arimanes Flowers, 2004
• Prionodera bicolor (Olivier, 1808)
  • Prionodera bicolor bicolor (Olivier, 1808)
  • Prionodera bicolor tenuepunctata Bechyné, 1950^[1]
• Prionodera costata (Baly, 1859)
• Prionodera cyanea (Lefèvre, 1884)
• Prionodera dichroma Flowers, 2004
• Prionodera esmeralda Flowers, 2004
• Prionodera furcada Flowers, 2004
• Prionodera gaiophanes Flowers, 2004
• Prionodera geniculata (Baly, 1859)
• Prionodera kirschi (Lefèvre, 1877)^[2]
• Prionodera lutea Erichson, 1847
• Prionodera marshalli Lefèvre, 1884
• Prionodera merana Bechyné, 1950^[3] (Synonym: Jodasia roseometallica Bechyné, 1953^[4])
• Prionodera nila Flowers, 2004
• Prionodera peruviana (Bechyné, 1951)

The following species have been moved to other genera:

• Prionodera chloroptera Germar, 1824: moved to Metaxyonycha
• Prionodera nixa Bechyné, 1953:^[4] moved to Prionoderita
• Prionodera ocanana Lefèvre, 1878: moved to Metaxyonycha

Notes and References

1. J.. Bechyné. 1950. Notes sur les Chrysomeloidea de l'Amerique du Sud et du Centre (Col. Phytoph.). Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey Tutzing bei München. 1. 237–269.
2. Lefèvre. E.. 1877. Descriptions de coléoptères nouveaux ou peu connus de la famille des Eumolpides (1re partie). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France. 5. 7. 115–166.
3. Bechyné. J.. 1950. Notes sur les eumolpides américains. Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft. 40. 245–263.
4. Bechyné. J.. 1953. Katalog der neotropischen Eumolpiden (Col. Phytoph. Chrysomeloidea). Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey. 4. 26–303. German.