Erynephala
Genus of beetles
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Erynephala is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are six described species in Erynephala. They are found in North America and the Neotropics.[2][3][4][1][5][6]
| Erynephala | |
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| Erynephala puncticollis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Tribe: | Galerucini |
| Genus: | Erynephala Blake, 1936[1] |
| Type species | |
| Galeruca maritima J. L. LeConte, 1865 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Species
These six species belong to the genus Erynephala:[1][5][6]
- Erynephala glabra Blake, 1936
- Erynephala interrupta (Jacoby, 1904)
- Erynephala maritima (J. L. LeConte, 1865) (synonym: Erynephala brighti Blake, 1970)
- Erynephala morosa (J. L. LeConte, 1857)
- Erynephala puncticollis (Say, 1824) (beet leaf beetle)
- Erynephala texana (Schaeffer, 1932)
