Cheiloxena

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Cheiloxena
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Cheiloxena frenchae
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Spilopyrinae
Genus: Cheiloxena
Baly, 1860 [1]
Type species
Cheiloxena westwoodii
Baly, 1860 [1]
Synonyms
  • ChiloxenaGemminger & von Harold, 1874
    (misspelling)
  • CheiloscenaSelman, 1963
    (misspelling)
    [2]
  • ChiloscenaSelman, 1963
    (misspelling)
    [2]

Cheiloxena is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Spilopyrinae. It is endemic to Australia, occurring from southern Victoria to central Queensland. [3]

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References

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