Mahatsinia
Genus of beetles
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Mahatsinia is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Mahatsinia nodulosa, which is found in central and eastern Madagascar.[2]
| Mahatsinia | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Cassidinae |
| Tribe: | Aspidimorphini |
| Genus: | Mahatsinia Spaeth, 1919 |
| Species: | M. nodulosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Mahatsinia nodulosa | |
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Description
Life history
No host plant has been documented for this species.[3]