Ischalia
Genus of beetles
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Ischalia is a genus of broad-hipped flower beetles in the family Ischaliidae as the only genus.
| Ischalia | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Ischaliidae |
| Subfamily: | Ischaliinae |
| Genus: | Ischalia Pascoe, 1860 |
In some schemes they are treated in the subfamily Ischaliinae, in the wider Tenebrionoidea. There are at least 3 described species of Ischalia in the United States.[1][2]
Selected Species
- Ischalia barclayi Young, 2011
- Ischalia californica Van Dyke, 1938
- Ischalia costata (LeConte, 1861)
- Ischalia indigacea Pascoe, 1860
- Ischalia vancouverensis Harrington, 1892