Monoleptites Chapuis, 1875

Viswajyothi, Keezhpattillam & Clark, Shawn M., 2022, New World genera of Galerucinae Latreille, 1802 (tribes Galerucini Latreille, 1802, Metacyclini Chapuis, 1875, and Luperini Gistel, 1848): an annotated list and identification key (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), European Journal of Taxonomy 842, pp. 1-102 : 35

Section Monoleptites Chapuis, 1875

Remarks

The taxonomic rank and relationships of this group have varied quite dramatically. The group is sometimes viewed as a subtribe within the tribe Luperini (e.g., Wilcox 1965), while other times it is treated as a section within the subtribe Luperina (e.g., Seeno & Wilcox 1982). However, in spite of the superficial similarity with the luperines, we concur with Nie et al. (2018) that the group is quite distinct. Perhaps, it should be treated as a separate tribe of Galerucinae . Even so, until greater consensus is achieved, we continue to list it as a section of Luperina .