Synonyms

• Eumolpus Illiger, 1798: 498 [suppressed name]
  • Type species: Cryptocephalus vitis Fabricius, 1775 [= Chrysomela obscura Linnaeus, 1758]
  • Placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 2298.
• Adoxus Kirby, 1837: 209 [described as subgenus of Eumolpus]
  • Type species: Cryptocephalus vitis Fabricius, 1775 [= Chrysomela obscura Linnaeus, 1758]

Primary references

• Chevrolat, L.A.A. 1836. [new taxa]. In: Dejean, P.F.M.A. Catalogue des Coléoptères de la collection de M. le comte Dejean. Deuxième édition. [Livraison 5]. Paris: Méquignon-Marvis Père et Fils. pp. 361–443. BHL. Reference page. 

• ICZN. 2012. Opinion 2298 (Case 3519). Eumolpus Weber, 1801, Chrysochus Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 and Bromius Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 (Insecta, Coleoptera, CHRYSOMELIDAE): usage conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 69(2): 147–149. DOI: 10.21805/bzn.v69i2.a6 . Reference page. 

• Illiger, J.K.L. & Kugelann, J.G. 1798. Verzeichniss der Käfer Preussens. Entworfen von Johann Gottlieb Kugelann Apotheker in Osterode. Ausgearbeitet von Johann Karl Wilhelm Illiger. Mit einer Vorrede von Hellwig und dem angehängten Versuch einer natürlichen Ordnung und Gattungsfolge der Insecten. Johann Jacob Gebauer, Halle, 500 pp. BHL. Münchener Digitalisierungszentrum Digitale Bibliothek: Online version (German). Reference page. 

• Kirby, W. 1837. The insects. In: Richardson J. (Ed.), Fauna boreali-Americana; or the zoology of the northern parts of British America: containing descriptions of the objects of natural history collected on the late northern land expeditions, under command of Captain Sir John Franklin, RN. J. Fletcher, Norwich. Part 4: 325 + [2] pp., 8 pls. BHL Reference page. 

• Monrós, F. & Bechyné, J. 1956. Über einige verkannte Chrysomeliden-Namen. Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum Georg Frey 7(3): 1118–1137. BHL Reference page. 

Additional references

• Löbl, I. & Smetana, A.. 2010. Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Vol. 6, 2010. Index to species-group names. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark. 507 pp. Full article (PDF).

• Moseyko, A.G. & Sprecher-Uebersax, E. 2010. Eumolpinae. Pp. 619–643. In: Löbl, I. & Smetana, A. (eds) Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark. 924 pp. ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2. Google Books. Reference page. 

Links

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• Nomenclator Zoologicus search for Bromius
• Nomenclator Zoologicus search for Adoxus
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