Phyllobrotica

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Phyllobrotica
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Phyllobrotica limbata
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Tribe: Luperini
Subtribe: Luperina
Genus: Phyllobrotica
Chevrolat, 1836

Phyllobrotica is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles and flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least 18 described species in Phyllobrotica. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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References

  1. "Phyllobrotica Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Iowa State University. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  2. "Phyllobrotica Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 26 January 2018.
  3. White, Richard E. (1968). A Review of the Genus Cryptocephalus in America North of Mexico. Smithsonian Institution Press.
  4. "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Mike Quinn. Retrieved 26 January 2018.

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