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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Typophorus Leaf Beetles
Typophorus (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)

-​Subfamily Chrysomelinae

-Tribe Doryphorini

-Subfamily Eumolpinae

-Tribe Eumolpini

-Genus Typophorus​


Typophorus is a genus of leaf beetles in the Chrysomelidae family, containing numerous species known for their plant-feeding habits, especially on leaves and roots. Eggs are laid in the soil near the base of plants, where larvae can quickly access roots upon hatching.

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