Biology:Janbechynea

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Janbechynea
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Orsodacnidae
Subfamily: Aulacoscelidinae
Genus: Janbechynea
Monrós, 1953
Type species
Janbechynea paradoxa
Monrós, 1953

Janbechynea is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Orsodacnidae. There are at least 12 described species in Janbechynea, found in North America.[1][2][3] The genus is named after the Czech entomologist Jan Bechyně.

Species

These 12 species belong to the genus Janbechynea:

Subgenus Janbechynea

  • Janbechynea elongata (Jacoby, 1888)
  • Janbechynea inversosimilis Monrós, 1954
  • Janbechynea julioi Santiago-Blay, 2004
  • Janbechynea maldonadoi Santiago-Blay, 2004
  • Janbechynea paradoxa Monrós, 1953
  • Janbechynea snyderae Santiago-Blay, 2004
  • Janbechynea woodburyi Santiago-Blay, 2004

Subgenus Bothroscelis Monrós, 1954 (type species: Aulacoscelis fulvipes Jacoby, 1888)

  • Janbechynea fulvipes (Jacoby, 1888)
  • Janbechynea georgepauljohnringo Santiago-Blay, 2004
  • Janbechynea melyroides (Crowson, 1946)
  • Janbechynea suzanita Santiago-Blay, 2004
  • Janbechynea virkkii Santiago-Blay, 2004

References

Further reading

  • Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. 2013. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7. 

Wikidata ☰ Q18114559 entry