Meniellus

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Meniellus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Typophorini
Genus: Meniellus
Weise, 1903 [1]
Type species
Meniellus kohlschuetteri
Weise, 1903 [1]

Meniellus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. [2] It is known from Africa.

Species

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Weise, J. (1903). "Afrikanische Chrysomeliden". Archiv für Naturgeschichte . 69 (1): 197–226.
  2. "Meniellus". African Eumolpinae site. Retrieved 23 July 2018.
  3. Jacoby, M. (1897). "Further contributions to the knowledge of the phytophagous Coleoptera of Africa, including Madagascar, Part II". Journal of Zoology . 65 (3): 527–577. doi:10.1111/j.1096-3642.1897.tb03108.x.