Gaberella
| Gaberella | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Tribe: | Typophorini |
| Genus: | Gaberella Selman, 1965[1] |
| Species: | G. costata |
| Binomial name | |
| Gaberella costata | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Gaberella is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae, found in Africa.[3] It contains only one species, Gaberella costata, which was first described by Joseph Sugar Baly in 1878 and was originally placed in the genus Menius.[1]
Description
[edit]G. costata has a very rounded body, which is 3 millimetres (0.12 in) in length. The head is deeply inserted into the thorax, and both the head and prothorax are turned strongly downwards.[1] The front legs of the males have a highly enlarged first tarsomere (segment of the tarsus).[4]
Distribution
[edit]G. costata is recorded from Bioko Island, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Gabon, the Republic of the Congo, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Sudan and Uganda.[5][4]
References
[edit]- 1 2 3 4 Selman, B. J. (1965). "A revision of the Nodini and a key to the genera of Eumolpidae of Africa (Coleoptera: Eumolpidae)" (PDF). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 16 (3): 141–174. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.21864.
- ↑ Baly, J. S. (1878). "Diagnosis of a new genus and some undescribed species of African Phytophaga". The Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 14: 177–179. doi:10.5962/bhl.part.22827.
- ↑ "Gaberella". African Eumolpinae site. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
- 1 2 Zoia, S. (2017). "The Eumolpinae of São Thomé, Príncipe & Bioko Islands from the collections of the Museo civico di Storia naturale "G. Doria", Genoa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Annali del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale, Genova. 110: 325–398.
- ↑ Selman, B. J. (1973). "Coleoptera from North-East Africa. Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae. (Zoological contribution from the Finnish expeditions to the Sudan No. 34)". Notulae Entomologicae. 53 (4): 159–166.