Nerissus Explained

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

Species

• Nerissus affinis Lefèvre, 1889
• Nerissus bicoloratus Jacoby, 1901^[2]
• Nerissus carnapi (Kuntzen, 1912)^[3]
• Nerissus conformis Weise, 1907
• Nerissus favareli Pic, 1938
• Nerissus femoralis Lefèvre, 1875
• Nerissus gabonensis Jacoby, 1893^[4]
• Nerissus globulatus (Kuntzen, 1912)^[3]
• Nerissus griseoscutellatus Karsch, 1882^[5]
• Nerissus hispidulus Lefèvre, 1886
• Nerissus latepubens Pic, 1939^[6]
• Nerissus lefevrei Jacoby, 1895^[7]
• Nerissus leucocyclus Kuntzen, 1912^[3]
• Nerissus maculosus Pic, 1938
• Nerissus rugosus Bryant, 1956
• Nerissus saegeri Burgeon, 1941
• Nerissus sculptilis (J. Thomson, 1858)^[8]
• Nerissus strigosus Chapuis, 1874
• Nerissus tuberculatus Jacoby, 1901^[2]
  • Nerissus tuberculatus tuberculatus Jacoby, 1901^[2]
  • Nerissus tuberculatus uelensis Burgeon, 1941
• Nerissus uniformis Pic, 1952
• Nerissus viridipennis Jacoby, 1903

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nerissus. African Eumolpinae site. 27 July 2018.
2. M.. Jacoby. 1901. A further contribution to our knowledge of African Phytophagous Coleoptera.. Transactions of the Entomological Society of London. 49. 3. 209–256. 10.1111/j.1365-2311.1901.tb02386.x.
3. Kuntzen. H.. 1912. Die Eumolpinensubtribus Nerissini (Coleopt. Chrysomelidae). Archiv für Naturgeschichte. Abteilung A. 78. 2. 42–57.
4. Jacoby. M.. 1893. Descriptions of some new species of Eumolpidae and Halticidae from Africa (Gaboon). The Entomologist. 26. 97–102.
5. Karsch. F.. 1882. Verzeichniss der von Herrn Stabsarzt Dr. Falkenstein in Westafrika (Chinchozo) gesammelten Chrysomeliden, Endomychiden, Coccinelliden und Anthotribiden. Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift. 26. 395–403.
6. Pic. M.. 1939. Coléoptères Phytophages d'Angola. Revue suisse de Zoologie. 46. 4. 115–142.
7. Jacoby. M.. 1895. Chrysomeliden von Togo (Bismarckburg). Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift. 1895. 1. 165–188.
8. Book: Thomson, J.. 1858. Insectes. I. Ordre Coléoptères. https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/11640579. Voyage au Gabon. Histoire naturelle des Insectes et des Arachnides recueillis pendant un voyage fait au Gabon. Archives Entomologiques. Paris. 2. 29–239.