''Spilopyra'' is a genus of
leaf beetles in the subfamily
Spilopyrinae
The Spilopyrinae are a small subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. They occur in Australia, New Guinea, New Caledonia and Chile. They were formerly considered a tribe of the subfamily Eumolpinae. The group was elevated to subfamily ran ...
. It is found in
Australia
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and
New Guinea.
The genus is distinguished from other genera in Spilopyrinae by highly contrasting patterns of
metallic color on its head,
pronotum and
elytra.
Species
* ''
Spilopyra safrina''
Reid & Beatson, 2010
* ''
Spilopyra scratchley''
Reid & Beatson, 2010
* ''
Spilopyra semiramis''
Reid & Beatson, 2010
* ''
Spilopyra stirlingi''
Lea, 1914
* ''
Spilopyra sumptuosa''
Baly, 1860
References
External links
Australian Faunal Directory – Genus ''Spilopyra'' Baly, 1860
Chrysomelidae genera
Beetles of Australia
Insects of New Guinea
Taxa named by Joseph Sugar Baly
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