| Microrhopala | |
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| Microrhopala excavata | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota | 
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Insecta | 
| Order: | Coleoptera | 
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia | 
| Family: | Chrysomelidae | 
| Tribe: | Chalepini | 
| Genus: | Microrhopala Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836  | 
Microrhopala is a genus of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 18 described species in Microrhopala.[1][2][3]

Microrhopala vittata
Species
These 18 species belong to the genus Microrhopala:
- Microrhopala arizonica Schaeffer, 1906
 - Microrhopala beckeri Weise, 1905
 - Microrhopala ciliata Weise, 1911
 - Microrhopala columbica Weise, 1911
 - Microrhopala erebus (Newman, 1840)
 - Microrhopala excavata (Olivier, 1808)
 - Microrhopala floridana Schwarz, 1878
 - Microrhopala hecate (Newman, 1840)
 - Microrhopala inermis Staines, 2006
 - Microrhopala moseri Uhmann, 1940
 - Microrhopala perforata Baly, 1864
 - Microrhopala pulchella Baly, 1864
 - Microrhopala rileyi S. Clark, 1983
 - Microrhopala rubrolineata (Mannerheim, 1843)
 - Microrhopala sallei Baly, 1864
 - Microrhopala unicolor Champion, 1894
 - Microrhopala vittata (Fabricius, 1798) (goldenrod leaf miner)
 - Microrhopala xerene (Newman, 1838)
 
References
- ↑ "Microrhopala Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
 - ↑ "Microrhopala". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
 - ↑ "Microrhopala genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
 
Further reading
- Barney, R. J.; Clark, S. M.; Riley, E. G. (2007). "Annotated list of the leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of Kentucky: Subfamily Cassidinae". Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science. 68 (2): 132–144. doi:10.3101/1098-7096(2007)68[132:ALOTLB]2.0.CO;2. S2CID 198148537.
 - Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN 978-83-909804-4-7.
 - Riley, Edward G.; Clark, Shawn M.; Seeno, Terry N. (2003). Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Special Publication No. 1. The Coleopterists' Society. ISBN 978-0-9726087-1-8.
 - Lobl, I.; Smetana, A., eds. (2013). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books. ISBN 978-90-04-26091-7.
 
External links
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