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Distigmoptera

Distigmoptera is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are 16 described species in the genus Distigmoptera. They are found in North America and the Neotropics.

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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Tribe: Alticini
Genus: Distigmoptera
Blake, 1943

Distigmoptera is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are 16 described species in the genus Distigmoptera. They are found in North America and the Neotropics.1

Selected species

  • Distigmoptera apicalis Blake, 1943
  • Distigmoptera borealis Blake, 1943
  • Distigmoptera brevihirta Blake
  • Distigmoptera capillosa Blake
  • Distigmoptera chamorrae Konstantinov & Konstantinova, 2011
  • Distigmoptera chrysodaedala Blake, 1951
  • Distigmoptera falli Blake, 1943
  • Distigmoptera foveolata Balsbaugh, 1968
  • Distigmoptera impennata Blake, 1943
  • Distigmoptera mesochorea Blake, 1943
  • Distigmoptera orchidophila Blake, 1951
  • Distigmoptera pilosa (Illiger, 1807)
  • Distigmoptera schwarzi Blake, 1943
  • Distigmoptera texana Blake, 1943
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References

  1. Nadein, K. S. (2013). "Catalogue of Alticini genera of the World (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Zoological Institute, Saint-Petersburg. Retrieved 2019-07-02.