Prionoderita
Prionoderita is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Bolivia, and contains only one species, Prionoderita nixa. The genus is named for its resemblance to Prionodera; the Spanish deminutive suffix -ita refers to the small size of P. nixa, which has a length of 6.5 mm.[1]
| Prionoderita | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Tribe: | Eumolpini |
| Genus: | Prionoderita Flowers, 2004[1] |
| Species: | P. nixa |
| Binomial name | |
| Prionoderita nixa | |
| Synonyms | |
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Prionodera nixa Bechyné, 1953 | |
References
- Flowers, R.W. (2004). "A review of the Neotropical genus Prionodera Chevrolat (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae) with description of a new genus". Zootaxa. 631: 1–54. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.631.1.1.
- Bechyné, J. (1953). "Katalog der neotropischen Eumolpiden (Col. Phytoph. Chrysomeloidea)". Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey (in German). 4: 26–303.
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