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''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North,
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and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mouse) and (color). The southern corn leaf beetle (''
Myochrous denticollis ''Myochrous denticollis'', the southern corn leaf beetle, is a species of leaf beetle. It is found in Central America and North America. It is a crop pest, and has been reported to damage corn in Illinois. Adults are about 3/16 inch long and ab ...
'') is a crop pest, and has been reported to damage corn in Illinois. Additionally, the species ''
Myochrous melancholicus ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mouse) ...
'' has been reported to damage
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fruit. According to BugGuide and ITIS, the genus is now placed in the tribe Eumolpini instead of
Adoxini Bromiini (or Adoxini) is a tribe of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. The tribe contains approximately 120 genera, which are found worldwide. They are generally thought to be an artificial group, often with a subcylindrical prothorax wi ...
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Species

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Myochrous adisi ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mouse) ...
'' Medvedev, 2004 * ''
Myochrous armatus ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mouse) ...
'' Baly, 1865 (cane leaf or bud beetle) * ''
Myochrous austrinus ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mouse) ...
'' Blake, 1950 * ''
Myochrous barbadensis ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mouse) ...
'' Blake, 1947 ** ''Myochrous barbadensis barbadensis'' Blake, 1947 ** ''Myochrous barbadensis coenus'' Blake, 1950 * ''
Myochrous blakeae ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mouse) ...
'' Shute, 1974 * ''
Myochrous bolivianus ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mouse) ...
'' Blake, 1950 * '' Myochrous brunneus'' Blake, 1950 * '' Myochrous bryanti'' Blake, 1950 * '' Myochrous calcariferus'' Blake, 1950 * '' Myochrous carinatus'' Jacoby, 1891 * ''
Myochrous chacoensis ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mous ...
'' Blake, 1950 * '' Myochrous crassimarginatus'' Blake, 1950 * ''
Myochrous cubensis ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mous ...
'' Blake, 1947 * '' Myochrous curculionoides'' Lefèvre, 1897 * ''
Myochrous cyphus ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mous ...
'' Blake, 1950 * ''
Myochrous darlingtoni ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mous ...
'' Blake, 1950 * ''
Myochrous denticollis ''Myochrous denticollis'', the southern corn leaf beetle, is a species of leaf beetle. It is found in Central America and North America. It is a crop pest, and has been reported to damage corn in Illinois. Adults are about 3/16 inch long and ab ...
'' ( Say, 1824) (southern corn leaf beetle) * ''
Myochrous dubius ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mous ...
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Myochrous elachius ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mous ...
'' Blake, 1950 * ''
Myochrous explanatus ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mous ...
'' Baly, 1865 * '' Myochrous femoralis'' Jacoby, 1882 * '' Myochrous figueroae'' Brèthes, 1923 * ''
Myochrous floridanus ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mous ...
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** ''Myochrous floridanus floridanus''
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, 1933
** ''Myochrous floridanus texanus'' Blake, 1950 * '' Myochrous geminus'' Blake, 1950 * '' Myochrous hispaniolae'' Blake, 1947 * ''
Myochrous immundus ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mouse) ...
'' Erichson, 1847 * ''
Myochrous intermedius ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mous ...
'' Blake, 1950 * ''
Myochrous jamaicensis ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mous ...
'' Blake, 1947 * ''
Myochrous latisetiger ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mous ...
'' Blake, 1950 * '' Myochrous leucurus'' Blake, 1950 * '' Myochrous longipes'' Blake, 1950 * '' Myochrous longulus'' LeConte, 1858 * '' Myochrous magnus''
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Myochrous mamorensis ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mous ...
'' Blake, 1950 * ''
Myochrous melancholicus ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mouse) ...
'' Jacoby, 1882 * '' Myochrous monrosi'' Blake, 1950 * ''
Myochrous movallus ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mous ...
'' Johnson, 1931 * '' Myochrous nanus'' Blake, 1950 * '' Myochrous normalis'' Blake, 1950 * ''
Myochrous paulus ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mous ...
'' Blake, 1950 * '' Myochrous pauxillus''
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, 1933
* '' Myochrous platylonchus'' Blake, 1950 * ''
Myochrous portoricensis ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mous ...
'' Blake, 1947 * ''
Myochrous ranella ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mous ...
'' Blake, 1950 * '' Myochrous rhabdotus'' Blake, 1950 * '' Myochrous sallei'' Baly, 1865 * ''
Myochrous sapucayensis ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mous ...
'' Blake, 1950 * '' Myochrous severini'' Blake, 1950 * '' Myochrous spinipes'' Blake, 1950 * '' Myochrous squamosus'' LeConte, 1859 * '' Myochrous stenomorphus'' Blake, 1950 * '' Myochrous tibialis'' Jacoby, 1882 * ''
Myochrous whitei ''Myochrous'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North, Central and South America. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the Ancient Greek words (mous ...
'' Blake, 1950


References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q2461898 Eumolpinae Chrysomelidae genera Beetles of North America Beetles of Central America Beetles of South America Taxa named by Wilhelm Ferdinand Erichson