Aproida | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Suborder: | Polyphaga |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Subfamily: | Cassidinae |
Tribe: | Aproidini Weise, 1911 |
Genus: | Aproida Pascoe, 1863 |
Aproida is a genus of Australian tortoise and leaf-mining beetles (Cassidinae) with three recognized species. It is the only member of the tribe Aproidini. [1]
Aproidini is a monophyletic tribe, found most closely related to Eurispini and Exothispini. [2] The known host plant is Eustrephus latifolius R. Br. Ex Ker-Gawl.