Plagiometriona | |
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Plagiometriona clavata | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Subfamily: | Cassidinae |
Tribe: | Cassidini |
Genus: |
Plagiometriona Spaeth, 1899 |
Synonyms | |
Helocassis Spaeth, 1952 (disputed) |
Plagiometriona is a genus of tortoise beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. Several species occurring in Central and North America have sometimes been classified under a separate genus, Helocassis, [1] [2] but North American researchers continue to treat Helocassis as a junior synonym. [3] [4]
Plagiometriona | |
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Plagiometriona clavata | |
Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Subfamily: | Cassidinae |
Tribe: | Cassidini |
Genus: |
Plagiometriona Spaeth, 1899 |
Synonyms | |
Helocassis Spaeth, 1952 (disputed) |
Plagiometriona is a genus of tortoise beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. Several species occurring in Central and North America have sometimes been classified under a separate genus, Helocassis, [1] [2] but North American researchers continue to treat Helocassis as a junior synonym. [3] [4]