Cayetunya

Cayetunya
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Eumolpinae
Genus:	Cayetunya; Bechyné, 1958[1]
Type species
	Cayetunya breesi; Bechyné, 1958[1]

Cayetunya is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Central and South America. It was first described by the Czech entomologist Jan Bechyné in 1958.

Most species in this genus are known to display strong sexual dimorphism, such that males and females could be mistaken for separate genera. The female of C. clarki is unknown.[2]

Species

Cayetunya breesi Bechyné, 1958[1] – Trinidad, Venezuela
Cayetunya clarki Flowers, 1997[2] – Venezuela
Cayetunya colombiana Flowers, 1997[2] – Colombia
Cayetunya consanguinea (Blake, 1976)[3][4] – Panama
Cayetunya tifferae Flowers, 1997[2] (incorrectly formed as C. tifferi)[5] – Costa Rica to Honduras

References

Bechyné, J. (1958). "Notizen zu den neotropischen Chrysomeloidea (Col. Phytophaga)". Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey Tutzing bei München. 9: 478–706.
Flowers, R. W. (1997). "Revision of the Genus Cayetunya Bechyné (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae), with Descriptions of Three New Species". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 51 (4): 384–399. JSTOR 4009312.
Blake, D. H. (1976). "The Brown Semicostate and Costate Species of Colaspis in Mexico and Central America (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Technical Bulletin (United States. Dept. Of Agriculture) (1534): 1–40.
Flowers, R.W. (1996). "The subfamily Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Central America". Revista de Biología Tropical Special Publication. 2: 1–59. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
Flowers, R. W. (1998). "An Incorrect Original Spelling in the Genus Cayetunya Bechyné (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 52 (1): 89. JSTOR 4009327.

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[Bechyné1958-1] Bechyné, J. (1958). "Notizen zu den neotropischen Chrysomeloidea (Col. Phytophaga)". Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey Tutzing bei München. 9: 478–706.

[Flowers1997-2] Flowers, R. W. (1997). "Revision of the Genus Cayetunya Bechyné (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae), with Descriptions of Three New Species". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 51 (4): 384–399. JSTOR 4009312.

[Blake1976-3] Blake, D. H. (1976). "The Brown Semicostate and Costate Species of Colaspis in Mexico and Central America (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Technical Bulletin (United States. Dept. Of Agriculture) (1534): 1–40.

[Flowers1996-4] Flowers, R.W. (1996). "The subfamily Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Central America". Revista de Biología Tropical Special Publication. 2: 1–59. Retrieved December 31, 2018.

[5] Flowers, R. W. (1998). "An Incorrect Original Spelling in the Genus Cayetunya Bechyné (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 52 (1): 89. JSTOR 4009327.