Lygistus

Lygistus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Tribe: Luperini
Subtribe: Luperina
Genus: Lygistus
Wilcox, 1965
Species:
L. streptophallus
Binomial name
Lygistus streptophallus
Wilcox, 1965

Lygistus is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There is one described species in Lygistus, Lygistus streptophallus,[1][2][3][4][5] which is found in Arizona and nearby areas of Mexico.[6]

References

  1. ^ "Lygistus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  2. ^ "Browse Lygistus". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  3. ^ "Lygistus". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  4. ^ "Lygistus Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  5. ^ "North American Cryptocephalus species (Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". Texas Entomology. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
  6. ^ Part of this text is from “New World genera of Galerucinae Latreille, 1802 (tribes Galerucini Latreille, 1802, Metacyclini Chapuis, 1875, and Luperini Gistel, 1848): an annotated list and identification key (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)” by Keezhpattillam Viswajyothi, Shwan M. Clark. This article is licensed under the [https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ CC BY 4.0 license

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