Prionoderita

Prionoderita
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Eumolpinae
Tribe:	Eumolpini
Genus:	Prionoderita; Flowers, 2004
Species:	P. nixa
Binomial name
	Prionoderita nixa; (Bechyné, 1953)
Synonyms
	Prionodera nixa Bechyné, 1953

Prionoderita is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Bolivia, and contains only one species, Prionoderita nixa. The genus is named for its resemblance to Prionodera; the Spanish diminutive suffix -ita refers to the small size of P. nixa, which has a length of 6.5 mm.^[2]

References

^ Bechyné, J. (1953). "Katalog der neotropischen Eumolpiden (Col. Phytoph. Chrysomeloidea)". Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey (in German). 4: 26–303.
^ ^a ^b Flowers, R.W. (2004). "A review of the Neotropical genus Prionodera Chevrolat (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae) with description of a new genus". Zootaxa. 631: 1–54. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.631.1.1.

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[Bechyné1953-1] Bechyné, J. (1953). "Katalog der neotropischen Eumolpiden (Col. Phytoph. Chrysomeloidea)". Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey (in German). 4: 26–303.

[Flowers2004-2] Flowers, R.W. (2004). "A review of the Neotropical genus Prionodera Chevrolat (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae) with description of a new genus". Zootaxa. 631: 1–54. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.631.1.1.

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