Phidodontina

Phidodontina
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Hispini
Genus: Phidodontina
Uhmann, 1938
Species:
P. gedyei
Binomial name
Phidodontina gedyei
Uhmann, 1938[1]

Phidodontina is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Phidodontina gedyei, which is found in Kenya.

No host plant has been documented for this species.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Phidodontina Uhmann, 1938". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2025-10-13.
  2. ^ Staines, C.L. (2012). "Hispines of the World: Tribe Hispini" (PDF). USDA/APHIS/PPQ Science and Technology and National Natural History Museum. Retrieved October 13, 2025.