Cornuventer
Genus of beetles
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Cornuventer is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Cornuventer tuberculatus, which is found in California.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Tribe: | Luperini |
| Subtribe: | Luperina |
| Genus: | Cornuventer Viswajyothi & Clark, 2022 |
| Species: | C. tuberculatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Cornuventer tuberculatus (Blake, 1942) | |
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Etymology
The name of the genus is Latin for horn belly and refers to the abdominal appendages of the male.[1]
