Cheilotoma

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Cheilotoma
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Cheilotoma musciformis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cryptocephalinae
Tribe: Clytrini
Genus: Cheilotoma
Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
Synonyms
  • Chilotoma Agassiz, 1846 [1]

Cheilotoma is a genus of beetles in the subfamily Cryptocephalinae of the leaf beetles family.

Contents

List of species

Eight species are included in the genus, divided into two subgenera: [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Cheilotoma Chevrolat, 1837". Biolib.cz. Retrieved 28 June 2012.
  2. Medvedev, L.N. (2004). "Revision of the genus Cheilotoma Chevrolat, 1837 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Clytrinae)" (PDF). Russian Entomological Journal. 13 (1–2): 35–39.
  3. Özdikmen, H.; Güven, M.; Turgut, S. (2007). "A review of the genus Cheilotoma Chevrolat, 1837 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Clytrinae) in Turkey with a new record, Cheilotoma erythrostoma Faldermann, 1837". Munis Entomology & Zoology. 2 (2): 525–532.
  4. Özdikmen, H.; Bal, N. (2016). "A new species of Cheilotoma Chevrolat from Turkey with an updated list (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Clytrinae)". Munis Entomology & Zoology. 11 (2): 303–311.