Dictyneis | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
Genus: |
Dictyneis Baly, 1865 [1] |
Type species | |
(See text) | |
Synonyms | |
Myochrous
Blanchard, 1851 |
Dictyneis is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is endemic to Chile. [2] It is apterous. [3]
The original type species designated for Dictyneis was Myochrous pulvinosus Blanchard, 1851. [1] This species was moved to Glyptoscelis by Jerez and Berti (1987), [4] which would automatically make Dictyneis a synonym of Glyptoscelis. However, Jerez (1991) then designated Myochrous asperatus Blanchard, 1851 as the type species, [3] which is considered invalid by Elgueta, Daccordi & Zoia (2017). [2] Despite this, Dictyneis continues to be used, as it is intended that a submission to the ICZN will be made to preserve the name. [2] [3]
Dictyneis | |
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Scientific classification
![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
Genus: |
Dictyneis Baly, 1865 [1] |
Type species | |
(See text) | |
Synonyms | |
Myochrous
Blanchard, 1851 |
Dictyneis is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is endemic to Chile. [2] It is apterous. [3]
The original type species designated for Dictyneis was Myochrous pulvinosus Blanchard, 1851. [1] This species was moved to Glyptoscelis by Jerez and Berti (1987), [4] which would automatically make Dictyneis a synonym of Glyptoscelis. However, Jerez (1991) then designated Myochrous asperatus Blanchard, 1851 as the type species, [3] which is considered invalid by Elgueta, Daccordi & Zoia (2017). [2] Despite this, Dictyneis continues to be used, as it is intended that a submission to the ICZN will be made to preserve the name. [2] [3]