Paropsisterna
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Paropsisterna is a genus of leaf beetles indigenous to Papua New Guinea and Australia. There are over 120 species, many with bright aposematic colours, and many feeding on Eucalyptus leaves.[2]
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Paropsisterna | |
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Paropsisterna beata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Tribe: | Chrysomelini |
Genus: | Paropsisterna Motschulsky, 1860 |
Type species | |
Notoclea sexpustulata Marsham, 1808 | |
Species | |
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The genus was described by Victor Motschulsky in 1860.[3][4]