Amphelasma

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Amphelasma
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Tribe: Luperini
Subtribe: Diabroticina
Genus: Amphelasma
Barber, 1947 [1]
Type species
Galeruca cava
Say, 1835

Amphelasma is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles and flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are 11 described species in Amphelasma, distributed from Venezuela to Mexico, with one species ( Amphelasma cavum ) ranging in southern Arizona. [2] [3] [4] [5] [6]

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References

  1. ↑ Barber, H.S. (1947). "Diabrotica and two new genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington . 49 (6): 151–161.
  2. ↑ "Amphelasma Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  3. ↑ "Browse Amphelasma". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  4. ↑ "Amphelasma". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  5. ↑ "Amphelasma Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-28.
  6. ↑ "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2018-04-28.

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