Coniomma

Coniomma is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It contains only one species, Coniomma hospes, and is endemic to the island of Luzon in the Philippines. The genus and species were first described by Julius Weise in 1922, and were re-described in 2011 by A. G. Moseyko. The genus is very closely related to Rhyparida.

Coniomma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Typophorini
Genus: Coniomma
Weise, 1922[1]
Species:
C. hospes
Binomial name
Coniomma hospes
Weise, 1922[1]

C. hospes have conical eyes, and very long antennae that are longer than the body.[2]

References

  1. Weise, J. (1922). "Chrysomeliden der Philippinen: III" (PDF). The Philippine Journal of Science. 21 (5): 423–490.
  2. Moseyko, A. G. (2012) [2011]. "To the knowledge of the leaf-beetle tribe Nodinini (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae) from the Philippines and Borneo". Entomological Review. 92 (3): 315–328. doi:10.1134/S0013873812030086.


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