Pygomolpus

Pygomolpus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Eumolpinae
Tribe:	Pygomolpini; Bechyné, 1949[1]
Genus:	Pygomolpus; Bechyné, 1949[1]
Species:	P. opacus
Binomial name
	Pygomolpus opacus; Bechyné, 1949[1]

Pygomolpus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It contains only one species, Pygomolpus opacus, and is the only member of the tribe Pygomolpini. It was described by the Czech entomologist Jan Bechyné in 1949. It is found in Brazil, Paraguay and Argentina.[2]

References

Bechyné, J. (1949). "Liste provisoire des Eumolpides de la Republique Argentine et observations diverses sur les Eumolpides de l'Amerique du Sud (Col., Chrysomeloidea)" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Lilloana. 8: 457–535.
Bechyné, J. (1953). "Katalog der neotropischen Eumolpiden (Col. Phytoph. Chrysomeloidea)". Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey (in German). 4: 26–303.

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[Bechyné1949-1] Bechyné, J. (1949). "Liste provisoire des Eumolpides de la Republique Argentine et observations diverses sur les Eumolpides de l'Amerique du Sud (Col., Chrysomeloidea)" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Lilloana. 8: 457–535.

[Bechyné1953-2] Bechyné, J. (1953). "Katalog der neotropischen Eumolpiden (Col. Phytoph. Chrysomeloidea)". Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey (in German). 4: 26–303.