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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Kuschelina tenuilineata
Kuschelina tenuilineata

-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)

-Subtribe Oedionychina

-Genus Kuschelina

-Kuschelina tenuilineata


The Kuschelina tenuilineata is a species of flea beetle within the family Chrysomelidae, known for its plant-eating habits. Like other flea beetles, it has a distinct jumping ability thanks to its large hind legs, which allow it to evade predators quickly.

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