Demotina fragilis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chrysomeloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Amorphea Cladus: Obazoa Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Cladus: Filozoa Cladus: Choanozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Superphylum: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata 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: Eumolpinae
Tribus: Bromiini
Genus: Demotina
Species: Demotina fragilis

Name

Demotina fragilis Gressitt, 1957

Holotype: BPBM 2436. ♂. Nandarivatu, 900 m., beating shtubs, Sept. 1, 1938, Zimmerman.

Type locality: Viti Levu: Nandarivatu, 900 m.

Synonymy

• Demotina fragilis Gressitt in Bryant & Gressitt, 1957: 55
• Parademotina fragilis (Gressitt, 1957): implied by Gómez-Zurita, 2024: 10

References

Primary references

• Bryant, G.E. & Gressitt, J.L. 1957. Chrysomelidae of Fiji (Coleoptera). Pacific Science 11(1): 2–91. hdl: 10125/8611 . Reference page. 
• Gómez-Zurita, J. 2024. Additions and taxonomic remarks on the Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from Vanuatu and the Solomon Islands. Journal of Tropical Coleopterology 5(1): 1–27. PDF. Reference page.