Lachnaia is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Cryptocephalinae, tribe Clytrini. Multiple species in this genus are known to be myrmecophiles, such as the larvae of L. italica. [1]

Lachnaia
Lachnaia trisignata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cryptocephalinae
Tribe: Clytrini
Genus: Lachnaia
Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836

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References

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  1. ^ Agrain, Federico; Buffington, Matthew; Chaboo, Caroline; Chamorro, Maria; Schöller, Matthias (2015-12-17). "Leaf beetles are ant-nest beetles: the curious life of the juvenile stages of case-bearers (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". ZooKeys (547). Pensoft Publishers: 133–164. doi:10.3897/zookeys.547.6098. ISSN 1313-2970. PMC 4714338. PMID 26798319.