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Lepinaria

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Lepinaria
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Tribe: Eumolpini
Genus: Lepinaria
Medvedev, 1998[1]
Species:
L. merkli
Binomial name
Lepinaria merkli
Medvedev, 1998[1]

Lepinaria is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae, found in Malaysia. It contains only one species, Lepinaria merkli. It is related to Lepina, but the body form resembles that of Pachnephorus.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Medvedev, L.N. (1998). "New Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) from Southeast Asia in the Hungarian Natural History Museum" (PDF). Annales Historico-Naturales Musei Nationalis Hungarici. 90: 163–174.