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Scientific classification 
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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: | Monoaster Viswajyothi & Clark, 2022 |
Monoaster is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Species
- Monoaster fulgidus (Wilcox, 1965)
- Monoaster linus (Wilcox, 1965)
Etymology
The name Monoaster is Greek for single star. The two included species are both from Texas, nicknamed The Lone Star State.1