Metaparia

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Metaparia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Eumolpini
Genus: Metaparia
Crotch, 1873 [1]
Type species
Metaparia clytroides
Crotch, 1873
Synonyms [2]

Metaparia is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. There are nine described species in Metaparia, distributed from the United States to Central America. [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

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Species

These nine species belong to the genus Metaparia: [8]

The following species have been moved to other genera: [8]

Data sources: i = ITIS, [4] c = Catalogue of Life, [5] g = GBIF, [6] b = Bugguide.net [7]

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References

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  2. Flowers, R.W. (1996). "The subfamily Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Central America". Revista de Biología Tropical Special Publication. 2: 1–59. Retrieved December 31, 2018.
  3. Monrós, F.; Bechyné, J. (1956). "Uber einige verkannte Chrysomeliden - Namen" (PDF). Entomologischen Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey. 7: 1118–1137.
  4. 1 2 "Metaparia Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  5. 1 2 "Browse Metaparia". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  6. 1 2 "Metaparia". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  7. 1 2 "Metaparia Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-26.
  8. 1 2 3 Sublett, C.A.; Cook, J.L. (2021). "A Comprehensive Revision of the Genus Metaparia Crotch, 1873 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Eumolpinae) and Description of a New Genus". The Coleopterists Bulletin. 75 (4): 779–811. doi:10.1649/0010-065X-75.4.779. S2CID   245539710.
  9. Lefèvre, E. (1877). "Descriptions de coléoptères nouveaux ou peu connus de la famille des Eumolpides (1re partie)". Annales de la Société Entomologique de France . 5. 7: 115–166.
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