| Lysathia | |
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| Lysathia atrocyanea | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Galerucinae |
| Tribe: | Alticini |
| Genus: | Lysathia J. Bechyné, 1957 |
Lysathia is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are 10 described species, found in North America and the Neotropics. [1]
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