''Caryonoda'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...
of
leaf beetle
The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...
s in the subfamily
Eumolpinae
The Eumolpinae are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. It is one of the largest subfamilies of leaf beetles, including more than 500 genera and 7000 species. They are oval, and convex in form, and measure up to 10 mm in size. ...
. It is considered either the only member of the tribe Caryonodini, or a member of the tribe
Eumolpini
Eumolpini is a tribe of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is the largest tribe in the subfamily, with approximately 170 genera found worldwide. Members of the tribe almost always have a longitudinal median groove on the pygidium, which ...
. It contains six species from
South America
South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere at the northern tip of the continent. It can also be described as the southe ...
,
and a single species from
Nicaragua
Nicaragua (; ), officially the Republic of Nicaragua (), is the largest country in Central America, bordered by Honduras to the north, the Caribbean to the east, Costa Rica to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the west. Managua is the cou ...
.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
* ''
Caryonoda bisinuata''
Bechyné & Bechyné, 1961
* ''
Caryonoda campanulicollis''
Bechyné, 1951
* ''
Caryonoda funebris''
Gómez-Zurita & Maes, 2022
* ''
Caryonoda kuscheli''
Bechyné, 1951
* ''
Caryonoda meridana''
Bechyné, 1953
* ''
Caryonoda pohli''
Bechyné, 1951
* ''
Caryonoda tibialis''
(Lefèvre Lefèvre is a common family name derived from the original northern French surname Lefebvre. Common variations include Lefevre, LeFevre, Le Fevre, le Fevre, Le Fèvre, le Fèvre, LeFever, Lefevere, Le Fêvre and le Fêvre.
Surnames Lefèvre
* Lef ...
, 1885)
References
Eumolpinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Beetles of Central America
Beetles of South America
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