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Beetles of Zihuatanejo

ORDER COLEOPTERA

Typophorini Leaf Beetles
Typophorini​ (Tribe)

-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 Eumolpinae

-Tribe Typophorini​


Members of the Typophorini tribe are typically small to medium-sized with a rounded, strongly convex (domed) body and a smooth, often glossy surface. Many species display metallic or iridescent coloration. Adults feed on leaves, creating small holes or surface damage. Larvae typically live in the soil or on plants and feed on roots or foliage.

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