Alfius

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Cladus: Phytophaga
Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Chrysomelidae
Subfamilia: Chrysomelinae
Tribus: Chrysomelini
Genus: Alfius
Species: A. hieroglyphicus – A. pictus – A. pictipennis
Name

Alfius Reid, 2006: 10

Type species: Oomela pictipennis Lea, 1929, by original designation.
References
Primary references

Reid, C.A.M. 2006. A taxonomic revision of the Australian Chrysomelinae, with a key to the genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zootaxa 1292: 1–119. Abstract & excerpt. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1292.1.1 Open access. PDF (partA). PDF (partB). [Erratum: 1306: 68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1306.1.6 Paywall.] Reference page.

Links

Australian Faunal Directory

Alfius is a genus of Chrysomelinae (leaf beetles) endemic to Queensland, Australia.[1][2]
Species

Three species are included in the genus:

Alfius hieroglyphicus (Lea, 1929)
Alfius pictus (Lea, 1929)
Alfius pictipennis (Lea, 1929)

References

Reid, C.A.M. (2006). "A taxonomic revision of the Australian Chrysomelinae, with a key to the genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Zootaxa. 1292: 1–119. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1292.1.1. (Erratum: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1306.1.6)
"Genus: Alfius Reid, 2006". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 8 September 2021.