Gressittana
| Gressittana | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Tribe: | Typophorini |
| Genus: | Gressittana Medvedev, 2009[1] |
| Species: | G. sculpturata
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| Binomial name | |
| Gressittana sculpturata (Gressitt, 1967)
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Gressittana is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It contains only one species, Gressittana sculpturata, which was originally placed in Rhyparida. The genus is endemic to New Guinea, and is named after Judson Linsley Gressitt.[1]
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b Medvedev, Lev N. (2009). "New genera and species of Zeugophorinae and Eumolpinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from New Guinea" (PDF). Stuttgarter Beiträge zur Naturkunde A, Neue Serie. 2: 371–408.
- ^ Gressitt, J. L. (1967). "Chrysomelid beetles from the Papuan subregion, 5 (Eumolpinae, 3)" (PDF). Pacific Insects. 9 (3): 551–562.
Categories:
- Eumolpinae
- Chrysomelidae genera
- Monotypic beetle genera
- Beetles of Oceania
- Insects of New Guinea
- Endemic fauna of New Guinea
- Eumolpinae stubs