Diaphanops

Diaphanops
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Tribe: Diaphanopsidini
Monrós, 1958
Genus: Diaphanops
Schönherr, 1845
Species:
D. westermanni
Binomial name
Diaphanops westermanni
Boheman, 1845
Synonyms[1]
  • Diaphanops meyricki Blackburn, 1889
  • Diaphanops parallelus Blackburn, 1889
  • Diaphanops curculionoides Lacordaire, 1845

Diaphanops is a monotypic genus of frog-legged leaf beetles (family Chrysomelidae). Its only known species is Diaphanops westermanni, found in Western Australia. It is the only genus in the tribe Diaphanopsidini.[2][1]

References

  1. ^ a b "Diaphanops westermanni Boheman, 1845". GBIF. Retrieved 2025-12-31.
  2. ^ Schönherr, C.J. (1845). Genera et species curculionidum. Tomus octavus. Pars secunda. Supplementum continens. Paris: Roret.