Stygnobia Explained

Stygnobia is a genus of leaf beetles found in the Samoan Islands and Fiji. It is a member of the subfamily Eumolpinae.

Species

The genus contains 13 species:^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

• Stygnobia aenescens – Tutuila
• Stygnobia albiseta – Central Fiji
• Stygnobia cauta – Upolu, Tutuila, Savaiʻi, Manuʻa Islands (Taʻū)
• Stygnobia elliptica – Viti Levu
• Stygnobia evansi – Viti Levu, Ovalau, Taveuni
• Stygnobia leveri – Viti Levu, Ovalau, Vanua Levu, Taveuni
• Stygnobia metallica – Ovalau, Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Taveuni
• Stygnobia minuta – Upolu, Tutuila
• Stygnobia nandarivatu – Viti Levu
• Stygnobia oconnori – Ovalau, Viti Levu, Vanua Levu, Lau
• Stygnobia ovalaua – Ovalau, Moala, Viti Levu
• Stygnobia variabilis – Upolu, Tutuila, Savaiʻi
• Stygnobia vermiculicollis – Upolu

Notes and References

1. Maulik. S. 1929. Chrysomelidae; with a note on the comparative anatomy of some Halticine tibiae. Insects of Samoa. 4. 3. 177–215.
2. Gressitt. J.L.. 1957. Chrysomelidae of Samoa (Coleoptera). Proceedings of the Hawaiian Entomological Society. 16. 2. 241–258. 10125/14901. free.
3. Bryant. G. E.. Gressitt. J. L.. 1957. Chrysomelidae of Fiji (Coleoptera). Pacific Science. 11. 1. 2–91. 10125/8611. free.
4. Web site: Neal L.. Evenhuis. 2013. Fiji Coleoptera Checklist. hbs.bishopmuseum.org. 29 November 2021.