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Cornuventer

Cornuventer is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Cornuventer tuberculatus, which is found in California.

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Tribe: Luperini
Subtribe: Luperina
Genus: Cornuventer
Viswajyothi & Clark, 2022
Species:
C. tuberculatus
Binomial name
Cornuventer tuberculatus
(Blake, 1942)
Synonyms
  • Luperodes tuberculatus Blake, 1942
  • Pseudoluperus tuberculatus

Cornuventer is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Cornuventer tuberculatus, which is found in California.

Etymology

The name of the genus is Latin for horn belly and refers to the abdominal appendages of the male.1

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