Prionoderita | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
Tribe: | Eumolpini |
Genus: |
Prionoderita Flowers, 2004 [2] |
Species: | P. nixa
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Binomial name | |
Prionoderita nixa | |
Synonyms | |
Prionodera nixa Bechyné, 1953 |
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 diminutive suffix -ita refers to the small size of P. nixa, which has a length of 6.5 mm. [2]
Prionoderita | |
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Scientific classification
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
Tribe: | Eumolpini |
Genus: |
Prionoderita Flowers, 2004 [2] |
Species: | P. nixa
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Binomial name | |
Prionoderita nixa | |
Synonyms | |
Prionodera nixa Bechyné, 1953 |
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 diminutive suffix -ita refers to the small size of P. nixa, which has a length of 6.5 mm. [2]