Biology:Rhynchomolpus

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Short description: Genus of leaf beetles from New Guinea

Rhynchomolpus
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Typophorini
Genus: Rhynchomolpus
Gressitt, 1969[1]
Type species
Rhynchomolpus curculionoides
Gressitt, 1969[1]

Rhynchomolpus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in New Guinea, and the name refers to its resemblance to a snout beetle.[1]

Species

  • Rhynchomolpus curculionoides Gressitt, 1969[1]
  • Rhynchomolpus ptinoides Gressitt, 1969[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q55906252 entry