Andersonoplatus is a genus of flightless flea beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Galerucinae. All 16 species are new to science and discovered from Venezuela and Panama.[1]

Andersonoplatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Tribe: Alticini
Genus: Andersonoplatus
Linzmeier & Konstantinov, 2018
Type species
Andersonoplatus microoculus
Linzmeier & Konstantinov, 2018

Species

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This genus includes the following species:

  • Andersonoplatus andersoni
  • Andersonoplatus baru
  • Andersonoplatus bechyneorum
  • Andersonoplatus castaneus
  • Andersonoplatus flavus
  • Andersonoplatus jolyi
  • Andersonoplatus laculata
  • Andersonoplatus lagunanegra
  • Andersonoplatus macubaji
  • Andersonoplatus merga
  • Andersonoplatus merida
  • Andersonoplatus microoculus
  • Andersonoplatus peck
  • Andersonoplatus rosalesi
  • Andersonoplatus sanare
  • Andersonoplatus saviniae

References

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  1. ^ Linzmeier, Adelita M.; Konstantinov, Alexander S. (2018). "Andersonoplatus, a new, remarkable leaf litter inhabiting genus of Monoplatina (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini)". ZooKeys (744): 79–138. Bibcode:2018ZooK..744...79L. doi:10.3897/zookeys.744.22766. PMC 5904521. PMID 29670446. Retrieved 3 April 2018.