Carpophagini
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| Carpophagini | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Sagrinae |
| Tribe: | Carpophagini Chapuis, 1874 |
| Type genus | |
| Carpophagus MacLeay, 1827 | |
Carpophagini is a tribe of frog-legged leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae endemic to Australia. It was established by the Belgian entomologist Félicien Chapuis in 1874, with the genus Carpophagus designated as its type genus.[1][2]