Rupilia (beetle)

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Rupilia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Tribe: Galerucini
Genus: Rupilia
Clark, 1864

Rupilia is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 15 described species in Rupilia, found in Australasia. [1] [2]

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Species

These 15 species belong to the genus Rupilia: [1]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Rupilia Clark, 1864". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2021-11-09.
  2. "Rupilia". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-11-09.

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