Monoaster
| Monoaster | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Tribe: | Luperini |
| Subtribe: | Luperina |
| Genus: | Monoaster Viswajyothi & Clark, 2022 |
Monoaster is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.
Species
- Monoaster fulgidus (Wilcox, 1965)
- Monoaster linus (Wilcox, 1965)
Etymology
The name Monoaster is Greek for single star. The two included species are both from Texas, nicknamed The Lone Star State.[1]
References
- ^ 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