Monocesta
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| Monocesta | |
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| Monocesta coryli | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Tribe: | Galerucini |
| Genus: | Monocesta H. Clark, 1865 |
Monocesta is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles and flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least three described species in Monocesta.[1][2][3][4][5]
These three species belong to the genus Monocesta:
- Monocesta coryli (Say, 1824) i c g b (larger elm leaf beetle)
- Monocesta equestris Clark, 1865 g
- Monocesta illustris Clark, 1865 g
Data sources: i = ITIS,[1] c = Catalogue of Life,[2] g = GBIF,[3] b = Bugguide.net[4]
