Menius (beetle) explained

Menius is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae.^[1] It is known from Africa.

Species

• Menius conradti Jacoby, 1903^[2]
• Menius cyaneipes Pic, 1939
• Menius lacordairei Chapuis, 1874
• Menius madagascariensis Jacoby, 1897^[3]
• Menius mombassanus Burgeon, 1942^[4]
• Menius purpureus Pic, 1939
• Menius splendidus Jacoby, 1893^[5]
• Menius subcostatus Jacoby, 1893^[5]
• Menius viridicupreus Burgeon, 1941

Notes and References

1. Web site: Menius. African Eumolpinae site. 23 July 2018.
2. Jacoby. M.. 1903. Descriptions of new genera and species of Phytophagous Coleoptera obtained by Herr Conradt in West-Africa (Cameroons). Entomologische Zeitung. 64. 292–336.
3. M.. Jacoby. 1897. Further contributions to the knowledge of the phytophagous Coleoptera of Africa, including Madagascar, Part II. Journal of Zoology. 65. 3. 527–577. 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1897.tb03108.x.
4. Burgeon. L.. 1942. Chrysomelidae - S. Fam. Eumolpinae. Exploration du Parc National Albert - Exploratie van het Nationaal Albert Park - Mission/Zending G.F. De Witte (1933-1935). 37. 3–31.
5. Jacoby. M.. 1893. Descriptions of some new species of Eumolpidae and Halticidae from Africa (Gaboon). The Entomologist. 26. 97–102.