| Exochognathus | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Tribe: | Eumolpini |
| Genus: | Exochognathus Blake, 1946[1] |
| Species: | E. limbatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Exochognathus limbatus Blake, 1946 | |
Exochognathus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is endemic to Cuba, and contains only one species, Exochognathus limbatus.[1][2] It was described by the American entomologist Doris Holmes Blake in 1946.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Blake, D. H. (1946). "Seven new species of West Indian Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera)". Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington. 48 (5): 111–119.
- ↑ Peck, Stewart B.; Perez-Gelabert, Daniel E. (2012). "A summary of the endemic beetle genera of the West Indies (Insecta: Coleoptera); bioindicators of the evolutionary richness of this Neotropical archipelago" (PDF). Insecta Mundi (212): 1–29.
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