Malacorhinus

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Malacorhinus
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Malacorhinus foveipennis
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Tribe: Metacyclini
Genus: Malacorhinus
Jacoby, 1887

Malacorhinus is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 30 described species in Malacorhinus. They are found in North America and the Neotropics. [1] [2] [3]

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In Australia, the species Malacorhinus irregularis was introduced to Northern Territory in 2000 as a biological control agent against the weed Mimosa pigra . [4] [5]

Species

These 10 species belong to the genus Malacorhinus:

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References

  1. "Malacorhinus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  2. "Malacorhinus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-25.
  3. "Biological Control of Mimosa – Malacorhinus – Root Feeding Beetle" (PDF). Northern Territory Government. January 2018. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  4. "Mimosa meets its matches". News in Science. Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 8 August 2002. Retrieved 2022-11-01.
  5. Mignot, E.C. (1970). "A replacement name for Malacorhinus tripunctata (Jacoby) Galerucinae: Chrysomelidae)". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 24 (2): 59.

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