Menippus (genus)
| Menippus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Galerucinae |
| Tribe: | Galerucini |
| Subtribe: | Coelomerites |
| Genus: | Menippus Clark, 1864 |
Menippus is a genus of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae).[1]
Habitat and Environment
This leaf beetle is mostly found in Australia, depending on the stringbark eucalyptus tree for food. The trees are also used to harbor eggs for future larvae.
Species
- Menippus aeneipennis (Weise, 1892)
- Menippus canellinus (Fairmaire, 1888)
- Menippus cervinus (Hope, 1831)
- Menippus clarki (Jacoby, 1884)
- Menippus cynicus (Clark, 1864)
- Menippus dimidiaticornis (Jacoby, 1889)
- Menippus fugitiva (Lea, 1926)
- Menippus metallicus (Baly, 1886)
- Menippus nigroceruleus (Jacoby, 1886)
- Menippus philippinensis (Jacoby, 1894)
- Menippus viridis (Duvivier, 1884)
References
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