''Myochrous'' is a genus of
leaf beetles in the subfamily
Eumolpinae. It is known from
North,
Central
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Central may also refer to:
Directions and generalised locations
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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
banana
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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 ...
.
[
]
Species
* ''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 ...
'' (Fabricius Fabricius ( la, smith, german: Schmied, Schmidt) is a surname. Notable people with the surname include:
*people from the Ancient Roman gens Fabricia:
**Gaius Fabricius Luscinus, the first of the Fabricii to move to Rome
* Johann Goldsmid (1587†...
, 1801)
* ''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 ...
'' Schaeffer
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People with the surname
A
* Albert Char ...
, 1933
** ''Myochrous floridanus floridanus'' Schaeffer
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People with the surname
A
* Albert Char ...
, 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'' Schaeffer
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People with the surname
A
* Albert Char ...
, 1904
* ''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'' Schaeffer
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People with the surname
A
* Albert Char ...
, 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