Bothryonopini

Bothryonopini
Botryonopa sheppardi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Bothryonopini
Chapuis, 1875[1]
Synonyms
  • Botryonopites Chapuis, 1875
  • Wallaceites Chapuis, 1875
  • Botryonopini Weise, 1911

Bothryonopini is a tribe of Asian leaf beetles within the subfamily Cassidinae;[2] both the tribe and type genus are also known by the orthographic variants: Botryonopini and Botryonopa.

Genera

  1. Bothryonopa Guérin-Méneville, 1840
  2. Macrispa Baly, 1858
  3. Neodownesia Gressitt, 1953
  4. Pistosia Weise, 1905
  5. Wallacea Baly, 1859

References

  1. ^ Integrated Taxonomic Information System
  2. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Bothryonopini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved September 23, 2025.
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