| Stygnobia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Tribe: | Typophorini |
| Genus: | Stygnobia Weise, 1922 [1] |
| Type species | |
| Stygnobia cauta Weise, 1922 | |
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