<i>DONACIA AUSTRALASIAE</i><b>BLACKBURN: THE SOLE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SUBFAMILY DONACIINAE (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE) IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW GUINEA</b>

C.A.M., Reid

doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1993.tb00554.x

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“…It occurs as far inland as Katherine Gorge and Victoria River Downs, NT, both about 225 km from the coast. A similar trans‐Coral Sea distribution to this species is shown by several other coastal and near‐coastal chrysomelids (Borowiec 1990, 1992; Reid 1992; Reid & Storey 1993).…”

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Revision of the genusMenippusClark in Australia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae)

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Nally²

2008

Australian Journal of Entomology

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The genus Menippus is revised for Australia, with six species, three of which are new: M. cynicus Clark, M. darcyi sp. nov., M. ewani sp. nov., M. fugitivus (Lea), M. sufi sp. nov. and M. yulensis (Jacoby) comb. nov. (from Diorhabda Weise). Menippus yulensis was described from New Guinea. This species and M. darcyi were formerly confused in Australia with M. fugitivus, which is now considered endemic to Lord Howe Island. The species formerly considered M. fugitivus and protected under the Threatened Species Conservation Act, New South Wales, is now named M. darcyi. A key is provided for the Australian species of Menippus and a lectotype designated for M. yulensis. The composition of Menippus is discussed and three non-Australian species are transferred to this genus: M. inconspicua (Jacoby) comb. nov. (from Diorhabda Weise); M. laterimaculata (Jacoby) comb. nov.; and M. marginipennis (Jacoby) comb. nov. (from Galerucella Crotch). A revised checklist of Menippus species is given. The recorded foodplants of Menippus are species of Celtis (Ulmaceae). SYSTEMATICS Menippus ClarkType species. Menippus cynicus Clark, by monotypy. Description. Length: 4.5-12 mm. Colour. Pale brown to dark brown (note that this background colour is yellow or green in live specimens of at least three species), with or without darker areas on head, pronotum, legs, venter. Sculpture. Dorsum entirely densely pubescent, except anterior and median ridges of frontoclypeus, the setae short and recumbent, with additional scattered erect setae on elytra; venter with dense recumbent setae, except hypomeron, sides of prosternum, and midline of metaventrite glabrous. Head. Densely punctured posterior to antennae; postantennal tubercles weakly to strongly demarkated, with triangular anterior margins and distinct or obliterated posterior margins; interantennal space broad and longitudinally ridged, joining transverse anterior frontoclypeal ridge, the resultant inverse T-shape glabrous and impunctate, contrasting with adjacent areas; antennal sockets close to margin of eyes and situated between anterior half of eyes, separated by 1-2 socket-diameters; eyes prominent, evenly convex, separated by 2-2.5¥ width of eye (eyes smaller in females); gena short, minimum length <0.2¥ length of eye; buccal margin with prominent tooth between mandible and maxilla; antenna short 0.4-0.7¥ body length (female antenna shorter than male antenna), all antennomeres elongate, length of antennomere 4 > 3 > 2; first antennomere expanded from base to apex; last maxillary palpomere elongate-conical, similar in length to penultimate, but slightly narrower. Thorax. Pronotum strongly transverse, width approximately 2.5¥ length; sides of pronotum rounded or sinuate, anterior angles with small right-angled tooth, posterior angles evenly rounded, each with single trichobothrium; anterior and posteror of pronotum with or without borders; pronotal disc with sides depressed and usually shallow median longitudinal depression; procoxal cavities almost adjacent; prosternal process thin, eit...

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Revision of the genusMenippusClark in Australia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae)

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Nally²

2008

Australian Journal of Entomology

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“…The median lobe presents an apical hood (aph) (Powell, 1941), formed by two sclerites that show different degrees of sclerotization among species. The ejaculatory guide (eg) (Reid, 1991, 1993) arises from the apical hood, and forms a fused plate in cryptocephalines. The ejaculatory guide presents different shapes, and in Megalostomis exhibits a ventral keel (vk), which is absent in Themesia .…”

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Systematics and cladistics ofMegalostomisChevrolat, and the biogeography of Clytrini (Coleoptera: Cryptocephalinae)

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Roig‐Juñent

2011

Systematic Entomology

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We present a cladistic analysis of the subtribe Megalostomina, a Neotropical group of ‘case‐bearer’ leaf beetles. A comparative study of the external and internal adult morphology of Clytrini was undertaken. New characters are described for the subtribe Megalostomina, from the internal sac of aedeagus, which provide a useful phylogenetic signal. More than 180 photographs illustrating the most important characters (74 characters and their respective states) used in the cladistic analysis are provided. The cladistic analysis of 57 terminal taxa and 95 characters was undertaken, under equal weights, and also using implied weights as a means to down‐weight homoplasious characters. We test the monophyly and explore intergeneric relationships of the subtribe Megalostomina, and reconstruct the relationships among the species of Megalostomis Chevrolat. The 42 species recognized can be assigned either to a group mostly containing species of North and Central America, or to a larger one of mostly South American species. Support is low, and the formal naming of groups is deferred pending a revision of all Megalostomina. We confirm the subgenera of Megalostomis of previous classifications are unnatural, and the following changes in the generic classification of the subtribe Megalostomina are proposed: Coleorozena Moldenke syn.n. of Coscinoptera Lacordaire; Coleothorpa Moldenke syn.n. of Coscinoptera Lacordaire; and Euryscopa (Coleoguerina) Moldenke syn.n. of Coscinoptera Lacordaire. Furthermore, six formerly recognized subgenera of Megalostomis are considered junior synonyms of Megalostomis Chevrolat: Megalostomis (Minturnia) Lacordaire syn.n.; Megalostomis (Heterostomis) Lacordaire syn.n.; Megalostomis (Scaphigenia) Lacordaire syn.n.; Megalostomis (Snellingia) Moldenke syn.n.; Megalostomis (Coleobyersa) Moldenke syn.n.; and Megalostomis (Pygidiocarina) Moldenke syn.n. Thus, no subgenera are recognized within Megalostomis. Previous hypotheses on Clytrini biogeography were revisited in the light of new biogeographic and phylogenetic knowledge. We hypothesize an origin of Clytrini in tropical/subtropical Gondwana, when South America, Africa, Madagascar and India were connected. Changes in the configuration of the tectonic plates in the Cenozoic allowed the dispersal of Clytrina to the Palaearctic and Nearctic regions, and dispersion of Babiina and Megalostomina through the Nearctic region.

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“…The subfamily Donaciinae is primarily Holarctic in distribution and associated with emergent plants in permanent water. In this driest of continents, it is not surprising that there is only a single Australopapuan species (Reid ), which is confined to the tropics and belongs to a small clade of south‐east Asian species that feed on water‐lilies.…”

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“…This is perhaps an example of coevolution by habitat rather than taxon. Similar examples include the single Australopapuan species of Donacia (on waterlilies of two unrelated families; Reid ) and Australian species of the galerucine Oides , feeding on vines of unrelated families (Dilleniaceae and Vitaceae).…”

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“…Australia (the political unit) has approximately 2300 described species of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae (Fig. ), which are currently arranged in 10 subfamilies (Lea ; Weise ; Heikertinger and Csiki ; Uhmann , ; Monrós ; Wilcox , , , ; Reid , , 1999, , ; Borowiec ; Reid and Beatson , b, ). My examination of collections, especially of types and expeditionary material collected over the last 50 years, suggests that about 10% of the species names in the large subfamilies are junior synonyms, but also that approximately 1000 species of Chrysomelidae are undescribed (Table ).…”

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Australopapuan leaf beetle diversity: the contributions of hosts plants and geography

Reid

2016

Austral Entomology

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The diversity of Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) in Australia and New Guinea (Australopapua) is reviewed. There are 3100 described species in 244 genera, with a further 2300 species to be described or confirmed. Approximately 11.6% of the world species of Chrysomelidae are found in Australopapua. Among the larger subfamilies, there is a relative dearth of Bruchinae, Cassidinae and Criocerinae and a relative abundance of Chrysomelinae, Cryptocephalinae and Eumolpinae. In the smaller subfamilies, Lamprosomatinae and Synetinae are absent, whereas Sagrinae and Spilopyrinae are strongly represented. Endemicity at generic level is high, exceeding 30% in all subfamilies, except Donaciinae (one species), and exceeding 50% in Chrysomelinae, Cryptocephalinae, Eumolpinae, Sagrinae and Spilopyrinae. The most diverse and ecologically dominant plant orders host the most chrysomelid genera (39 genera on Myrtales, 34 on Fabales, 15 genera on both orders), but many major plant orders in the region, such as Ericales, are almost ignored. Processes contributing to the diversity of Chrysomelidae in Australopapua are discussed, particularly co-speciation, co-evolution, dispersal and vicariance.

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DONACIA AUSTRALASIAEBLACKBURN: THE SOLE REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SUBFAMILY DONACIINAE (COLEOPTERA: CHRYSOMELIDAE) IN AUSTRALIA AND NEW GUINEA

Cited by 5 publications

References 8 publications

Revision of the genusMenippusClark in Australia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae)

Revision of the genusMenippusClark in Australia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae)

Systematics and cladistics ofMegalostomisChevrolat, and the biogeography of Clytrini (Coleoptera: Cryptocephalinae)

Australopapuan leaf beetle diversity: the contributions of hosts plants and geography

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