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Stizomolpus

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Stizomolpus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Typophorini
Genus: Stizomolpus
Gressitt, 1969[1]
Species:
S. kebarus
Binomial name
Stizomolpus kebarus

Stizomolpus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It contains only one species, Stizomolpus kebarus. It is distributed in New Guinea. The name of the genus refers to the strong punctures (of the pronotum and elytra) and "eumolpine beetle".[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gressitt, J. L. (1969). "Chrysomelid beetles from the Papuan subregion, 6 (Eumolpinae, 4)" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 11 (1): 1–31.