Geethaluperus
| Geethaluperus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Tribe: | Luperini |
| Subtribe: | Luperina |
| Genus: | Geethaluperus Viswajyothi & Clark, 2022 |
| Species: | G. flavofemoratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Geethaluperus flavofemoratus (Jacoby, 1888)
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Geethaluperus is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species , Geethaluperus flavofemoratus, which is found in the Neotropical ecozone.
Description
This species is pale brown, except for the antennae and legs.
Etymology
The name of the genus honours Geetha, the mother of the first author.[1]
References
- ^ Part of this text is from “New World genera of Galerucinae Latreille, 1802 (tribes Galerucini Latreille, 1802, Metacyclini Chapuis, 1875, and Luperini Gistel, 1848): an annotated list and identification key (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)” by Keezhpattillam Viswajyothi, Shwan M. Clark. This article is licensed under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0 license