Myochrous
Genus of leaf beetles
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Myochrous is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in Myochrous.[1][2][3][4] The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words μῦς (mouse) and χρῶμα (color).[4]
| Myochrous | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Tribe: | Eumolpini |
| Genus: | Myochrous Erichson, 1847 |
| Type species | |
| Myochrous immundus Erichson, 1847 | |
| Synonyms | |
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Myochrous Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 | |
The southern corn leaf beetle (Myochrous denticollis) is a crop pest, and has been reported to damage corn in Illinois.[5] Additionally, the species Myochrous melancholicus has been reported to damage banana fruit.[6]
According to BugGuide and ITIS, the genus is now placed in the tribe Eumolpini instead of Adoxini.[1][2]
Species
- Myochrous adisi Medvedev, 2004[7]
- Myochrous armatus Baly, 1865[8] (cane leaf or bud beetle)
- Myochrous austrinus Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous barbadensis Blake, 1947[9]
- Myochrous blakeae Shute, 1974[11]
- Myochrous bolivianus Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous brunneus Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous bryanti Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous calcariferus Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous carinatus Jacoby, 1891[12]
- Myochrous chacoensis Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous crassimarginatus Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous cubensis Blake, 1947[9]
- Myochrous curculionoides Lefèvre, 1897[13]
- Myochrous cyphus Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous darlingtoni Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous denticollis (Say, 1824) (southern corn leaf beetle)
- Myochrous dubius (Fabricius, 1801)
- Myochrous elachius Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous explanatus Baly, 1865[8]
- Myochrous femoralis Jacoby, 1882[14]
- Myochrous figueroae Brèthes, 1923
- Myochrous floridanus Schaeffer, 1933[15]
- Myochrous geminus Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous hispaniolae Blake, 1947[9]
- Myochrous immundus Erichson, 1847
- Myochrous intermedius Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous jamaicensis Blake, 1947[9]
- Myochrous latisetiger Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous leucurus Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous longipes Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous longulus LeConte, 1858[16]
- Myochrous magnus Schaeffer, 1904[17]
- Myochrous mamorensis Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous melancholicus Jacoby, 1882[14]
- Myochrous monrosi Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous movallus Johnson, 1931
- Myochrous nanus Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous normalis Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous paulus Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous pauxillus Schaeffer, 1933[15]
- Myochrous platylonchus Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous portoricensis Blake, 1947[9]
- Myochrous ranella Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous rhabdotus Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous sallei Baly, 1865[8]
- Myochrous sapucayensis Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous severini Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous spinipes Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous squamosus LeConte, 1859[18]
- Myochrous stenomorphus Blake, 1950[4]
- Myochrous tibialis Jacoby, 1882[14]
- Myochrous whitei Blake, 1950[4]