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Plagiometriona

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Plagiometriona
Plagiometriona clavata
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cassidinae
Tribe: Cassidini
Genus: Plagiometriona
Spaeth, 1899
Synonyms

Helocassis Spaeth, 1952 (disputed)

Plagiometriona is a genus of tortoise beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. Several species occurring in Central and North America have sometimes been classified under a separate genus, Helocassis,[1][2] but North American researchers continue to treat Helocassis as a junior synonym.[3][4]

Selected species

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References

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  1. ^ "Helocassis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  2. ^ "Helocassis". GBIF. Retrieved 2020-04-13.
  3. ^ Genus Plagiometriona - BugGuide
  4. ^ Tortoise Beetle Taxonomy - BugGuide