Polychalca

Polychalca
Polychalca punctatissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Cassidinae
Tribe:	Omocerini
Genus:	Polychalca Chevrolat, 1837

Polychalca is a genus of South American tortoise beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.

Subgenera and species

Subgenus Desmonota Hope, 1839

1. Polychalca aerea (Boheman, 1850)
2. Polychalca duponti (Boheman, 1850)
3. Polychalca gravida (Boheman, 1850)
4. Polychalca platynota (Germar, 1824)
5. Polychalca salebrosa (Boheman, 1850)

Subgenus Polychalca Chevrolat, 1837

1. Polychalca cariosa (Boheman, 1850)
2. Polychalca decora (Perty, 1830)
3. Polychalca dentipennis (Boheman, 1850)
4. Polychalca nickerli (Spaeth, 1907)
5. Polychalca perforata (Boheman, 1850)
6. Polychalca punctatissima (Wolf, 1818)
7. Polychalca turpis (Boheman, 1850)

References

• Biolib
• Biol.uni.wroc.pl