Geethaluperus

Geethaluperus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Tribe:	Luperini
Subtribe:	Luperina
Genus:	Geethaluperus ; Viswajyothi & Clark, 2022
Species:	G. flavofemoratus
Binomial name
	Geethaluperus flavofemoratus; (Jacoby, 1888)
Synonyms
	Luperus flavofemoratusJacoby, 1888 ; Pseudoluperus flavofemoratus;

Last updated August 26, 2025

Geethaluperus is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species , Geethaluperus flavofemoratus, which is found in the Neotropical ecozone.

Description

This species is pale brown, except for the antennae and legs.

Etymology

The name of the genus honours Geetha, the mother of the first author.^[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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Geethaluperus

Contents

Description

Etymology

References