Biology:Theopea

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Short description: Genus of leaf beetles

Theopea
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Tribe: Luperini
Subtribe: Luperina
Genus: Theopea
Baly, 1864
Type species
Crioceris impressa
Fabricius, 1801

Theopea is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are more than 25 described species in Theopea. They are found in Indomalaya and the Palearctic.[1][2] It is closely related to the genera Pseudotheopea and Borneotheopea.

Species

These 28 species belong to the genus Theopea, divided into three species groups (with nine others considered as species incertae sedis):[3][4][5]

Theopea impressa group:

  • Theopea chungi Lee & Bezdĕk, 2019
  • Theopea impressa (Fabricius, 1801)
  • Theopea longicollis (Jacoby, 1896)
  • Theopea louwerensi Jolivet, 1951
  • Theopea lunduensis Mohamedsaid, 1998

Theopea flavipalpis group:

  • Theopea flavipalpis Laboissiere, 1940
  • Theopea guoi Lee & Bezdĕk, 2019
  • Theopea lui Lee & Bezdĕk, 2019
  • Theopea sabahensis Lee & Bezdĕk, 2019

Theopea pulchella group:

  • Theopea bicolor Kimoto, 1989
  • Theopea bicoloroides Lee & Bezděk, 2020
  • Theopea elegantula Baly, 1864
  • Theopea fairmairei Duvivier, 1885
  • Theopea houjayi Lee & Bezdĕk, 2019
  • Theopea kedenburgi Weise, 1922
  • Theopea mouhoti Baly, 1864
  • Theopea pulchella Baly, 1864
  • Theopea tsoui Lee & Bezdĕk, 2019
  • Theopea yuae Lee & Bezdĕk, 2019

Species incertae sedis:

  • Theopea clypeata Jacoby, 1896
  • Theopea dohrni (Jacoby, 1889)
  • Theopea incostata (Allard, 1889)
  • Theopea intermedia (Jacoby, 1889)
  • Theopea modiglianii Jacoby, 1896
  • Theopea obliterata Jacoby, 1884
  • Theopea variabilis (Jacoby, 1887)
  • Theopea viridipennis (Jacoby, 1899)
  • Theopea weberi (Weise, 1913)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2366341 entry