Chalepus is a genus of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are more than 90 described species in Chalepus.[1][2][3]

Chalepus
Chalepus bicolor
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Tribe: Chalepini
Genus: Chalepus
Thunberg, 1805
Synonyms[1]
  • Parachalepus Baly, 1885
Chalepus sanguinicollis

Species edit

These 98 species belong to the genus Chalepus:

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Chalepus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Chalepus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

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