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Mesomphalia

Mesomphalia is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 18 described species in Mesomphalia, found in South America.

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Mesomphalia
Museum specimen of Mesomphalia turrita
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Mesomphaliini
Genus: Mesomphalia
Hope, 1839
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Mesomphalia is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 18 described species in Mesomphalia, found in South America.12

Species

These 18 species belong to the genus Mesomphalia:

  • Mesomphalia albofasciculata Boheman, 1856
  • Mesomphalia ampliata Boheman, 1850
  • Mesomphalia denudata Boheman, 1850
  • Mesomphalia gemmaspis Pongrácz, 1935
  • Mesomphalia gibbosa (Fabricius, 1781)
  • Mesomphalia latipennis Boheman, 1856
  • Mesomphalia nudoplagiata Spaeth, 1901
  • Mesomphalia pyramidata Boheman, 1850
  • Mesomphalia retipennis Boheman, 1850
  • Mesomphalia scrobiculata Boheman, 1850
  • Mesomphalia sexmaculata Boheman, 1850
  • Mesomphalia sexmaculosa Boheman, 1856
  • Mesomphalia spaethi Simoes & Monne
  • Mesomphalia sublaevis Boheman, 1850
  • Mesomphalia subnitens Spaeth, 1917
  • Mesomphalia tumidula Boheman, 1850
  • Mesomphalia turrita (Illiger, 1801)
  • Mesomphalia variolaris Boheman, 1850
References

References

  1. "Mesomphalia". GBIF. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
  2. "Mesomphalia Hope, 1839". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2024-07-30.
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