Alurnus

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Alurnus
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Alurnus ornatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Tribe: Alurnini
Genus: Alurnus
Fabricius, 1775
Species

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Alurnus is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. [1]

Species

The following 23 species are accepted within Alurnus: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Staines, C. L. (March 8, 2013). "A review of the genus Alurnus Fabricius, 1775 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Cassidinae)". Insecta Mundi. 0291: 1–34 via Research Gate.