Chalepus

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Chalepus
Leaf Beetle - Chalepus bicolor, Leesylvania State Park, Woodbridge, Virginia.jpg
Chalepus bicolor
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Tribe: Chalepini
Genus: Chalepus
Thunberg, 1805
Synonyms [1]
  • Parachalepus Baly, 1885

Chalepus is a genus of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are more than 90 described species in Chalepus. [1] [2] [3]

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Chalepus sanguinicollis Leaf Beetle - Chalepus sanguinicollis, Dinner Island Ranch Wildlife Management Area, Hendry County, Florida.jpg
Chalepus sanguinicollis

Species

These 98 species belong to the genus Chalepus:

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References

  1. 1 2 "Chalepus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. "Chalepus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.

Further reading