Spilopyra

Spilopyra is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Spilopyrinae. It is found in Australia and New Guinea.

Spilopyra
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Spilopyrinae
Genus: Spilopyra
Baly, 1860[1]
Type species
Spilopyra sumptuosa
Baly, 1860

The genus is distinguished from other genera in Spilopyrinae by highly contrasting patterns of metallic color on its head, pronotum and elytra.[2]

Species
  • Spilopyra safrina Reid & Beatson, 2010[2]
  • Spilopyra scratchley Reid & Beatson, 2010[2]
  • Spilopyra semiramis Reid & Beatson, 2010[2]
  • Spilopyra stirlingi Lea, 1914[3]
  • Spilopyra sumptuosa Baly, 1860[1]

References
  1. Baly, J. S. (1860). "Descriptions of New Genera and Species of Eumolpidae". The Journal of Entomology. 1 (1): 23–36.
  2. Reid, C. A. M.; Beatson, M. (2010). "Revision of the Australo-Papuan genus Spilopyra Baly (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Spilopyrinae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 2692: 1–32.
  3. Lea, A.M. (1914). "Notes on some miscellaneous Coleoptera, with descriptions of new species". Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia. 38: 249–344.


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