Carpophagini

Carpophagini
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Sagrinae
Tribe: Carpophagini
Chapuis, 1874
Type genus
Carpophagus
MacLeay, 1827

Carpophagini is a tribe of frog-legged leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae endemic to Australia. It was established by the Belgian entomologist Félicien Chapuis in 1874, with the genus Carpophagus designated as its type genus.[1][2]

Genera

The tribe contains two genera:

  • Carpophagus MacLeay, 1827 – Australia
  • Duboulaia Baly, 1871 – Western Australia

References

  1. ^ Chapuis, F. (1874). Histoire naturelle des insectes. Genera des coléoptères. Vol. Tome dixième. Famille des phytophages. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. p. 455.
  2. ^ "Carpophagini Chapuis, 1874". Plazi. Retrieved 2026-01-01.
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