Cornuventer

Cornuventer
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Tribe:	Luperini
Subtribe:	Luperina
Genus:	Cornuventer ; Viswajyothi & Clark, 2022
Species:	C. tuberculatus
Binomial name
	Cornuventer tuberculatus; (Blake, 1942)
Synonyms
	Luperodes tuberculatusBlake, 1942 ; Pseudoluperus tuberculatus;

Last updated August 27, 2025

Cornuventer is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Cornuventer tuberculatus, which is found in California.

Etymology

The name of the genus is Latin for horn belly and refers to the abdominal appendages of the male.^[1]

References

↑ Part of this text is from “New World genera of Galerucinae Latreille, 1802 (tribes Galerucini Latreille, 1802, Metacyclini Chapuis, 1875, and Luperini Gistel, 1848): an annotated list and identification key (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)” by Keezhpattillam Viswajyothi, Shwan M. Clark. This article is licensed under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0 license

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[1] Part of this text is from “New World genera of Galerucinae Latreille, 1802 (tribes Galerucini Latreille, 1802, Metacyclini Chapuis, 1875, and Luperini Gistel, 1848): an annotated list and identification key (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)” by Keezhpattillam Viswajyothi, Shwan M. Clark. This article is licensed under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0 license

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