''Prionoderita'' is a genus of
leaf beetles in the subfamily
Eumolpinae. It is known from
Bolivia
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, and contains only one species, ''Prionoderita nixa''. The genus is named for its resemblance to ''
Prionodera''; the
Spanish diminutive suffix ''-ita'' refers to the small size of ''P. nixa'', which has a length of 6.5 mm.
References
Eumolpinae
Beetles of South America
Invertebrates of Bolivia
Monotypic Chrysomelidae genera
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