Pseudolepis

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Pseudolepis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Bromiini
Genus: Pseudolepis
Medvedev & Zoia, 2001 [1]
Species:
P. squamosa
Binomial name
Pseudolepis squamosa
Medvedev & Zoia, 2001 [1]

Pseudolepis is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae, found in Peninsular Malaysia in the vicinity of Kuala Lumpur. It contains only one species, Pseudolepis squamosa. [1] [2]

The generic name refers to the genus Aulacolepis , which Pseudolepis is related to. The specific name is the Latin for "scaly", referring to the scales covering the dorsum of the body.

References

  1. 1 2 3 Medvedev, L.; Zoia, S. (2001). "A contribution to the knowledge of the oriental Chrysomelidae: two new species of Eumolpinae with description of a new genus (Coleoptera)" (PDF). Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e Bachicoltura. II. 33 (1): 1–8.
  2. Mohamedsaid, M. S. (2004). Catalogue of the Malaysian Chrysomelidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). Pensoft Series Faunistica. Vol. 36. Sofia: Pensoft Publishers. pp. 1–239. ISBN   9546422010. ISSN   1312-0174.