Lepinaria
Genus of leaf beetles
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Lepinaria is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae, found in Tioman Island, an island off the east coast of Peninsular Malaysia. It contains only one species, Lepinaria merkli. It is related to Lepina, but the body form resembles that of Pachnephorus.[1]
| Lepinaria | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Tribe: | Bromiini |
| Genus: | Lepinaria Medvedev, 1998[1] |
| Species: | L. merkli |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepinaria merkli Medvedev, 1998[1] | |