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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Epitrix Hairy Flea Beetles
Epitrix (Genus)

-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Beetles (Order Coleoptera​​)

-​Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)

-​Cucujiform Beetles (Infraorder Cucujiformia)

-Leaf Beetles and Allies (Superfamily Chrysomeloidea)

-Leaf Beetles Family (Chrysomelidae)

-Skeletonizing Leaf and Flea Beetles (Subfamily Galerucinae)

-Flea Beetles (Tribe Alticini)

-Hairy Flea Beetles (Genus Epitrix)


Epitrix is a genus of flea beetles within the family Chrysomelidae, known for their small size and distinctive jumping ability. Like other flea beetles, Epitrix species are known for their ability to jump long distances when disturbed, using their strong hind legs as a defense mechanism.

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