Megalocolaspoides

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Megalocolaspoides
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Eumolpini
Genus: Megalocolaspoides
Medvedev, 2005 [1]
Type species
Megalocolaspoides fulvescens
Medvedev, 2005

Megalocolaspoides is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is found in Southeast Asia.

Species

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References

  1. 1 2 Medvedev, L. N. (2005). "New and poorly known genera and species of Oriental Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera)". Entomologica Basiliensia et Collections Frey. 27: 279–295.
  2. Medvedev, L. N. (2009). "A New Species of the Genus Megalocolaspoides L. Medvedev, 2005 (Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) from Borneo". Annales Zoologici . 59 (4): 617–620. doi:10.3161/000345409X484973. S2CID   83715339.