Exochognathus

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Exochognathus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Eumolpini
Genus: Exochognathus
Blake, 1946 [1]
Species:
E. limbatus
Binomial name
Exochognathus limbatus
Blake, 1946

Exochognathus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is endemic to Cuba. [2] It was described by the American entomologist Doris Holmes Blake in 1946 [1] [2] and contains only one species, Exochognathus limbatus. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Blake, D. H. (1946). "Seven new species of West Indian Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington . 48 (5): 111–119.
  2. 1 2 Peck, Stewart B.; Perez-Gelabert, Daniel E. (2012). "A summary of the endemic beetle genera of the West Indies (Insecta: Coleoptera); bioindicators of the evolutionary richness of this Neotropical archipelago". Insecta Mundi . 212: 1–29.