Guinerestia (lat.) - a genus of leaf beetles ( Chrysomelidae ) from the tribe earthen fleas ( Alticini , Galerucinae ). 3 types. Africa : DRC (Congo), Guinea, Nigeria, Rwanda. Small beetles (about 3 mm) brown. Possess hopping hind legs with thickened hips. Antennae 11-segmented (3rd segment shorter than the first). Fore tibia distally enlarged. Interocular space distinctly punctured. They feed on plants [2] .
- Guinerestia rubripes Scherer, 1959 typus
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Notes
- ↑ Scherer G (1959) Die Alticiden-Ausbeute der Expedition des Museums G. Frey nach Nigeria-Kamerun 1955/56 (Col. Phytoph.). Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum Georg Frey 10: 177−265.
- ↑ Biondi, M .; D'Alessandro, P. Afrotropical flea beetle genera: a key to their identification, updated catalog and biogeographical analysis (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) (English) // ZooKeys: Journal. - Sofia: Pensoft Publishers, 2012 .-- Vol. 253. - P. 1-158. - ISSN 1313-2970 . - DOI : 10.3897 / zookeys.253.341 .
Literature
- Biondi, M .; D'Alessandro, P. Genus-group names of Afrotropical flea beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae): Annotated catalog and biogeographical notes (English) // European journal of entomology. - 2010 .-- Vol. 107. - P. 401-424. - ISSN 1210-5759 .
- Biondi, M .; D'Alessandro, P. Afrotropical flea beetle genera: a key to their identification, updated catalog and biogeographical analysis (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) (English) // ZooKeys: Journal. - Sofia: Pensoft Publishers, 2012 .-- Vol. 253. - P. 1-158. - ISSN 1313-2970 . - DOI : 10.3897 / zookeys.253.341 .