Omocerus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chrysomeloidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Cladus: Allotriocarida
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Holometabola
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Cladus: Phytophaga
Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Chrysomelidae
Subfamilia: Cassidinae
Tribus: Omocerini
Genus: Omocerus
Subgenera: O. (Nebroma) – O. (Omocerus) – O. (Paratauroma) – O. (Platytauroma)

Name

Omocerus Chevrolat, 1835

Type species: Cassida bicornis Linnaeus, 1763

Synonyms

  • Tauroma Hope, 1839: 97
    • Type species: Cassida taurus Fabricius, 1787, by original designation.
  • Paratauroma Spaeth, 1913
  • Platytauroma Spaeth, 1913
  • Nebroma Spaeth, 1913

References

Primary references

  • Hope, F.W. 1839. Observations on the Tortoise or Shield Beetles, commonly denominated Cassida by Linnæus, with the Characters of Six New Genera. Annals of Natural History 3(15): 92–100. BHL. Reference page. 

Additional references

  • Sekerka, L. 2009. Omocerus (s. str.) kaboureki, a new species from Brazil (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae: Omocerini). Genus 20(4): 563–566. PDF.
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