Malacorhinus
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| Malacorhinus | |
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| Malacorhinus foveipennis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Galerucinae |
| Tribe: | Metacyclini |
| Genus: | Malacorhinus Jacoby, 1887 |
Malacorhinus is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 30 described species in Malacorhinus. They are found in North America and the Neotropics.[1][2][3]
In Australia, the species Malacorhinus irregularis was introduced to Northern Territory in 2000 as a biological control agent against the weed Mimosa pigra.[4][5]
