| Capula | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Galerucinae |
| Tribe: | Hylaspini |
| Genus: | Capula Jacobson, 1925 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Capula metallica Jacobson, 1925 | |
Capula is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It contains three species distributed in western China. [2] It is a member of the section "Capulites" in the tribe Hylaspini of the subfamily Galerucinae, alongside Furusawaia (including Yunnaniata), Nepalogaleruca and Himaplosonyx . All species in Capula are wingless, a character shared by the other genera in the section Capulites. [3] [4]
The genus contains three species: [2] [3]