Texiluperus
| Texiluperus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Tribe: | Luperini |
| Subtribe: | Luperina |
| Genus: | Texiluperus Viswajyothi & Clark, 2022 |
Texiluperus is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. The genus includes two species, both of which were originally named in Luperodes and later placed in Pseudoluperus.
Species
- Texiluperus spretus (Horn, 1893)
- Texiluperus texanus (Horn, 1893)
Etymology
The name of the genus suggests that the genus occurs in Texas, which is the case for both described species.[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 CC BY 4.0 license.