Graphops Explained

Graphops is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. There are 19 described species in Graphops, all from North America. Most species have limited flight capabilities, due to poorly developed wings,^[1] and at least one species is known to be flightless.^[2]

According to BugGuide and ITIS, the genus is now placed in the tribe Typophorini instead of Adoxini.

Species

These 19 species belong to the genus Graphops:

• Graphops barberi Blake, 1955

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• Graphops beryllina LeConte, 1884

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• Graphops cavani Clark & Heninger, 2016^[2]
• Graphops comosa Blake, 1955

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• Graphops curtipennis (F. E. Melsheimer, 1847)

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• Graphops exilis Blake, 1955

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• Graphops floridana Blake, 1955

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• Graphops marcassita (Crotch, 1873)

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• Graphops nebulosa (LeConte, 1859)

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• Graphops nigella Blake, 1955

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• Graphops obscura LeConte, 1884

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• Graphops pubescens (F. E. Melsheimer, 1847)

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• Graphops punctata Blake, 1955

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• Graphops simplex LeConte, 1884

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• Graphops smaragdula (LeConte, 1859)

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• Graphops tenuis Blake, 1955

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• Graphops varians LeConte, 1884

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• Graphops viridis Blake, 1955

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• Graphops wyomingensis Blake, 1955

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Doubtful species:^[1]

• Graphops bicolor (Lefèvre, 1877)
• Graphops cupraea (Provancher, 1878)

Further reading

• Book: Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). 2003. Riley . Edward G.. Clark . Shawn M.. Seeno . Terry N.. The Coleopterists' Society. Special Publication No. 1. 978-0-9726087-1-8.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26091-7.

Notes and References

1. Blake. D. H.. 1955. A study of LeConte's species of the chrysomelid genus Graphops with descriptions of some new species. Bulletin of the Museum of Comparative Zoology. 113. 4. 263–301.
2. Shawn M.. Clark. Amanda J.. Heninger. 2016. A Flightless New Species of Graphops Leconte, 1884 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) from Utah, USA. The Coleopterists Bulletin. 70. 1. 171–176. 10.1649/072.070.0125. 87771027.
3. Crotch. G. R.. 1873. Materials for the Study of the Phytophaga of the United States. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 25. 1. 19–83. 4624297.