Meroda is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is the only member of the tribe Merodini. It is distributed in the state of Amazonas in Brazil.[3]
| Meroda | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Tribe: | Merodini Chapuis, 1874[2] |
| Genus: | Meroda Baly, 1860[1] |
| Type species | |
| Meroda costata Baly, 1860
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Species
editThe genus includes the following species:[3]
- Meroda costata Baly, 1860[1]
- Meroda fulva Baly, 1861[4]
- Meroda rufipennis Baly, 1861[4]
References
edit- ^ a b Baly, J. S. (1860). "Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Eumolpidae". The Journal of Entomology. 1 (1): 23–36.
- ^ Chapuis, F. (1874). "Tome dixième. Famille des phytophages". In Lacordaire, J.T.; Chapuis, F. (eds.). Histoire naturelle des Insectes. Genera des coléoptères. Vol. 10. Paris: Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret. pp. i–iv, 1–455.
- ^ a b Bechyné, J. (1953). "Katalog der neotropischen Eumolpiden (Col. Phytoph. Chrysomeloidea)". Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey (in German). 4: 26–303.
- ^ a b Baly, J. S. (1861). "Descriptions of new genera and species of Phytophaga". The Journal of Entomology. 1: 193–206.