Brachypterodina is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is found in Costa Rica. The generic name is said to be derived from the Greek brachy (meaning "short") and ptero (meaning "wing"), referring to the reduced or absent hind wings of species in the genus.[1] The proper word for "wing" in ancient Greek is however pteron (πτερόν).[2] It is similar in appearance to Apterodina.[1]

Brachypterodina
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Genus: Brachypterodina
Flowers, 2004[1]
Type species
Brachypterodina morae
Flowers, 2004[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f Flowers, R. Wills (2004). "New flightless Eumolpinae of the genera Apterodina Bechyné and Brachypterodina n. gen. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from the Neotropics" (PDF). Zootaxa. 549 (1): 1–18. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.549.1.1.
  2. ^ Liddell, H.G. & Scott, R. (1940). A Greek-English Lexicon. Revised and augmented throughout by Sir Henry Stuart Jones with the assistance of Roderick McKenzie. Oxford: Clarendon Press.