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Rhynchomolpus

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Rhynchomolpus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Typophorini
Genus: Rhynchomolpus
Gressitt, 1969[1]
Type species
Rhynchomolpus curculionoides
Gressitt, 1969[1]

Rhynchomolpus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is distributed in New Guinea, and the name refers to its resemblance to a snout beetle.[1]

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Gressitt, J. L. (1969). "Chrysomelid beetles from the Papuan subregion, 6 (Eumolpinae, 4)" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 11 (1): 1–31.