Spilopyra
Spilopyra is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Spilopyrinae. It is found in Australia and New Guinea.
| Spilopyra | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Spilopyrinae |
| Genus: | Spilopyra Baly, 1860[1] |
| Type species | |
| Spilopyra sumptuosa Baly, 1860 | |
The genus is distinguished from other genera in Spilopyrinae by highly contrasting patterns of metallic color on its head, pronotum and elytra.[2]
Species
- Spilopyra safrina Reid & Beatson, 2010[2]
- Spilopyra scratchley Reid & Beatson, 2010[2]
- Spilopyra semiramis Reid & Beatson, 2010[2]
- Spilopyra stirlingi Lea, 1914[3]
- Spilopyra sumptuosa Baly, 1860[1]
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References
- Baly, J. S. (1860). "Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Eumolpidae". The Journal of Entomology. 1 (1): 23–36.
- Reid, C. A. M.; Beatson, M. (2010). "Revision of the Australo-Papuan genus Spilopyra Baly (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Spilopyrinae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2692: 1–32.
- Lea, A.M. (1914). "Notes on some miscellaneous Coleoptera, with descriptions of new species". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 38: 249–344.
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