Metallactus
Genus of beetles
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Metallactus is a genus of case-bearing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae.[1][2] There are over 70 described species distributed across South America.[3][4][5][6]
| Metallactus | |
|---|---|
| Metallactus nigroplagiatus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| (unranked): | Camptosomata |
| Subfamily: | Cryptocephalinae |
| Tribe: | Pachybrachini |
| Genus: | Metallactus Suffrian, 1866 |
Species [selected few predominant]
- Metallactus generosus (Suffrian, 1866)
- Metallactus hamifer (Suffrian, 1866)
- Metallactus londonpridei Sassi, 2018
- Metallactus nigroplagiatus Sassi, 2020
- Metallactus taeniatellus (Suffrian, 1866)