Biology:Syphrea

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Syphrea
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Tribe: Alticini
Genus: Syphrea
Baly, 1876

Syphrea is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 100 described species, found in North America and the Neotropics.[1]

Selected species

  • Syphrea burgessi (Crotch, 1873)
  • Syphrea flavicollis (Jacoby, 1884)
  • Syphrea nana (Crotch, 1873)
  • Syphrea nitidiventris (Fall, 1910)
  • Syphrea speciosa (Olivier, 1818)

References

Further reading

  • Riley, Edward G.; Clark, Shawn M.; Seeno, Terry N. (2003). Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Special Publication No. 1. The Coleopterists' Society. ISBN 978-0-9726087-1-8. 

Wikidata ☰ Q2243245 entry