''Janbechynea'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the family

Orsodacnidae The Orsodacnidae are a small family of leaf beetles, previously included as a subfamily within the Chrysomelidae. It is the smallest of the Chrysomeloid families in North America; Oxypeltidae is smaller, with only three species in South America ...

. There are at least 12 described species in ''Janbechynea'', found in North America. The genus is named after the Czech entomologist

Jan Bechyně Jan Karel Bechyně (19 September 1920 – 9 March 1973) was a Czech Republic, Czech entomologist and a leading authority on leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae). He was the son of photographer and nephew of architect . Career Bechyně studied at the ...

Species

These 12 species belong to the genus ''Janbechynea'': Subgenus ''Janbechynea'' * '' Janbechynea elongata'' (Jacoby, 1888) * '' Janbechynea inversosimilis'' Monrós, 1954 * '' Janbechynea julioi'' Santiago-Blay, 2004 * '' Janbechynea maldonadoi'' Santiago-Blay, 2004 * '' Janbechynea paradoxa'' Monrós, 1953 * '' Janbechynea snyderae'' Santiago-Blay, 2004 * '' Janbechynea woodburyi'' Santiago-Blay, 2004 Subgenus ''Bothroscelis'' Monrós, 1954 (type species: ''Aulacoscelis fulvipes'' Jacoby, 1888) * '' Janbechynea fulvipes'' (Jacoby, 1888) * '' Janbechynea georgepauljohnringo'' Santiago-Blay, 2004 * '' Janbechynea melyroides'' (Crowson, 1946) * '' Janbechynea suzanita'' Santiago-Blay, 2004 * '' Janbechynea virkkii'' Santiago-Blay, 2004

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