Microrhopala is a genus of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 18 described species in Microrhopala.[1][2][3]
| Microrhopala | |
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| Microrhopala excavata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Tribe: | Chalepini |
| Genus: | Microrhopala Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 |
Species
editThese 18 species belong to the genus Microrhopala:
- Microrhopala arizonica Schaeffer, 1906
- Microrhopala beckeri Weise, 1905
- Microrhopala ciliata Weise, 1911
- Microrhopala columbica Weise, 1911
- Microrhopala erebus (Newman, 1840)
- Microrhopala excavata (Olivier, 1808)
- Microrhopala floridana Schwarz, 1878
- Microrhopala hecate (Newman, 1840)
- Microrhopala inermis Staines, 2006
- Microrhopala moseri Uhmann, 1940
- Microrhopala perforata Baly, 1864
- Microrhopala pulchella Baly, 1864
- Microrhopala rileyi S. Clark, 1983
- Microrhopala rubrolineata (Mannerheim, 1843)
- Microrhopala sallei Baly, 1864
- Microrhopala unicolor Champion, 1894
- Microrhopala vittata (Fabricius, 1798) (goldenrod leaf miner)
- Microrhopala xerene (Newman, 1838)
References
edit- ^ "Microrhopala Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Microrhopala". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
- ^ "Microrhopala genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
Further reading
edit- Barney, R. J.; Clark, S. M.; Riley, E. G. (2007). "Annotated list of the leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of Kentucky: Subfamily Cassidinae". Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science. 68 (2): 132–144. doi:10.3101/1098-7096(2007)68[132:ALOTLB]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 198148537.
- Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN 978-83-909804-4-7.
- Riley, Edward G.; Clark, Shawn M.; Seeno, Terry N. (2003). Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Special Publication No. 1. The Coleopterists' Society. ISBN 978-0-9726087-1-8.
- Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.
External links
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