Microsyagrus Explained

Microsyagrus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae.^[1] It is known from Africa. Many of the species were formerly placed in Syagrus.^[2]

Species

• Microsyagrus angolensis (Pic, 1939)^{[3] [4]}
• Microsyagrus atriventris (Pic, 1939)^[4]
• Microsyagrus bingeri (Pic, 1949)^[5]
• Microsyagrus bingervillensis Selman, 1973
• Microsyagrus discoidalis (Pic, 1940)^{[6] [5]}
• (?)Microsyagrus discomaculatus (Pic, 1939)^{[3] [4]}
• Microsyagrus favareli (Pic, 1938)^[5]
• Microsyagrus fulvimanus (Jacoby, 1904)^{[7] [2]}
• Microsyagrus gabonicus (Pic, 1949)^[5]
• Microsyagrus gossypii (Bryant, 1933)^{[8] [2]}
• Microsyagrus immaculatus (Pic, 1949)^[5]
• Microsyagrus insignitus (Jacoby, 1898)^{[9] [2]}
• Microsyagrus laurenti (Pic, 1949)^[4]
• Microsyagrus maculosus (Lefèvre, 1891)^{[10] [4]}
• Microsyagrus madoni (Pic, 1940)^{[11] [5]}
• Microsyagrus marshalli Selman, 1965^[2]
• Microsyagrus mashonanus (Jacoby, 1897)^{[12] [2]}
• Microsyagrus notatus Pic, 1952
• Microsyagrus punctaticollis Zoia, 2019^[5]
• Microsyagrus raffrayi (Pic, 1940)^{[11] [5]}
• Microsyagrus recticollis (Pic, 1949)^[5]
• Microsyagrus rosae (Bryant, 1936)^{[13] [2]}
• Microsyagrus saegeri Selman, 1972^[14]
• Microsyagrus testaceonotatus (Pic, 1940)^[5]
• Microsyagrus trinotatus (Pic, 1939)^{[3] [5]}
• Microsyagrus unicolor Pic, 1952
• Microsyagrus variabilis Selman, 1972^[14]
• Microsyagrus zeae (Bryant, 1948)^{[15] [2]}

Species moved to Afroeurydemus:^[5]

• Microsyagrus annulipes Pic, 1952
• Microsyagrus cribricollis Pic, 1952: renamed to Afroeurydemus fortesculptus Zoia, 2019

Other synonyms:

• Microsyagrus trinotatus Pic, 1952: renamed to Microsyagrus punctaticollis Zoia, 2019^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Microsyagrus. African Eumolpinae site. 24 July 2018.
2. B. J.. Selman. 1965. A revision of the Nodini and a key to the genera of Eumolpidae of Africa (Coleoptera: Eumolpidae). Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History) Entomology. 16. 3. 141–174. 10.5962/bhl.part.21864.
3. Pic. M.. 1939. Coléoptères Phytophages d'Angola. Revue suisse de Zoologie. 46. 4. 115–142.
4. Zoia. S.. 2023. Considerations on the genus Syagrus Chapuis 1874 and the taxa ascribed to it (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae). Natural History Sciences. 10. Supplement 1. 37–44. 10.4081/nhs.2023.691. free.
5. Zoia. S.. 2019. Nomenclature changes in African Eumolpinae with reference to type specimens preserved in the Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle, Paris (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). . Nouvelle Série. 55. 1. 61–86. 10.1080/00379271.2018.1556119. 155689938.
6. Pic. M.. 1940. Nouvelle série de Coléoptères d'Angola. Revue suisse de Zoologie. 47. 17. 359–365. 10.5962/bhl.part.144765.
7. M.. Jacoby. 1904. Another contribution to the knowledge of African Phytophagous Coleoptera. Journal of Zoology. 74. 1. 230–270. 10.1111/j.1469-7998.1904.tb08290.x.
8. Bryant. G. E.. 1933. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series B, Taxonomy. 2. 11. 250–255. 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1993.tb00961.x. Some New Phytophaga from Africa.
9. M.. Jacoby. 1898. List of the Phytophagous Coleoptera obtained by Mr W. L. Distant in the Transvaal, with descriptions of the new species. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 7. 1. 5. 344–360. 10.1080/00222939808677985.
10. Lefèvre. E.. 1891. Descriptions d'espèces nouvelles de Clytrides et d'Eumolpides. Annales de la Société Entomologique de Belgique. 35. CCXLVIII–CCLXXIX.
11. Pic. M.. 1940. Opuscula martialis. L'Echange, Revue Linnéenne, Moulins. Numéro spécial. 1–16.
12. 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.
13. Bryant. G. E.. 1936. Proceedings of the Royal Entomological Society of London. Series B, Taxonomy. 5. 12. 217–219. 10.1111/j.1365-3113.1936.tb01311.x. Some New Injurious Phytophaga from British East Africa (Coleopt.).
14. Selman. B. J.. 1972. Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Exploration Parc National de la Garamba. Mission H. De Saeger. 55. 1–95.
15. Bryant. G. E.. 1948. New species of Chrysomelidae from Senegal and the Ivory Coast. Annals and Magazine of Natural History. 12. 1. 1. 58–65. 10.1080/00222934808653888.