Chalcomela

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chrysomeloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Cladus: Phytophaga Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Chrysomelidae
Subfamilia: Chrysomelinae
Tribus: Chrysomelini
Genus: Chalcomela
Species: C. cupripennis – C. nigricollis – C. nitidia – C. splendens
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Name

Chalcomela Baly, 1856: 258

Type species: Chalcomela illudens Baly, 1856 [= Notoclea splendens Macleay, 1826], by subsequent designation by Reid, 2006: 57.

Synonyms

• Cyclomela Baly, 1856: 257 [syn.: Reid, 2006: 57]
  • Type species: Cyclomela nitida Baly, 1856, by monotypy.
• Micromela Baly, 1856: 260 (as subgenus of Chrysomela) [syn. conf.: Reid, 2006: 57]
  • Type species: Micromela cupripennis Baly, 1856, by monotypy.

References

Primary references

• Baly, J.S. 1856. Monograph of the Australian species of Chrysomela, Phyllocharis, and allied genera. (Continued from page 186.). Transactions of the Entomological Society of London (new series) 3: 241–263. DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1856.tb02675.x . BHL. Reference page. 
• Reid, C.A.M. 2006. A taxonomic revision of the Australian Chrysomelinae, with a key to the genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zootaxa 1292: 1–119. Abstract & excerpt. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1292.1.1 . PDF (partA). PDF (partB). [Erratum: 1306: 68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1306.1.6 .] Reference page.