Metalepta degandii

Metalepta degandii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Metalepta
Species:	M. degandii
Binomial name
	Metalepta degandii; Baly, 1961

Last updated August 20, 2025

Metalepta degandii is a species of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Peru.^[1]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 11.5 mm. The head, pronotum and elytron are rufous brown.^[2]

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
↑ A revision of the genus Metalepta Baly, 1861, with the description of three new species from Peru (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae)

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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

[2] A revision of the genus Metalepta Baly, 1861, with the description of three new species from Peru (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae)

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