Typophorus

Genus of leaf beetles from North and South America From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Typophorus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. There are at least 52 described species in Typophorus.[2][3][4][5][6][7] Similar genera include Paria and Tijucana. Typophorus itself is probably polyphyletic.[8]

Phylum:Arthropoda
Class:Insecta
Suborder:Polyphaga
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Typophorus
Typophorus nigritus, Brazil
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Typophorini
Genus: Typophorus
Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
Type species
Eumolpus nigritus
Fabricius, 1801
Synonyms[1]
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Two subspecies of Typophorus nigritus, T. nigritus nitidulus and T. nigritus viridicyaneus, are known as pests of sweet potatoes.[9]

Species

incertae sedis species:

Species moved to Paria:[7][21]

Species moved to Entreriosa:[7]

Synonyms:[7]

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