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Genus Omophoita

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Subfamily Galerucinae (Skeletonizing Leaf Beetles and Flea Beetles)
Tribe Alticini (Flea Beetles)
No Taxon (Asphaera Genus Group)
Genus Omophoita
Explanation of Names
Omophoita Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
Numbers
A single species native to our area (OK & TX), ~50 spp. total(1)
1 additional species introduced to FL
Range
widespread neotropical group ranging into s.FL & OK-TX(1)
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
Contributed by Cotinis on 29 March, 2005 - 4:46am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, v belov, PaleoJon
Last updated 25 February, 2024 - 6:30pm

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