Pseudolepis

Pseudolepis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Eumolpinae
Tribe:	Bromiini
Genus:	Pseudolepis; Medvedev & Zoia, 2001
Species:	P. squamosa
Binomial name
	Pseudolepis squamosa; Medvedev & Zoia, 2001

Pseudolepis is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae, found in Peninsular Malaysia in the vicinity of Kuala Lumpur. It contains only one species, Pseudolepis squamosa.^[1]^[2]

The generic name refers to the genus , which Pseudolepis is related to. The specific name is the Latin for "scaly", referring to the scales covering the dorsum of the body.

References[]

^ ^a ^b ^c Medvedev, L.; Zoia, S. (2001). "A contribution to the knowledge of the oriental Chrysomelidae: two new species of Eumolpinae with description of a new genus (Coleoptera)" (PDF). Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e Bachicoltura. II. 33 (1): 1–8.
^ Mohamedsaid, M. S. (2004). Catalogue of the Malaysian Chrysomelidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). Pensoft Series Faunistica. Vol. 36. Sofia: Pensoft Publishers. pp. 1–239. ISBN 9546422010. ISSN 1312-0174.

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[Medvedev2001-1] Medvedev, L.; Zoia, S. (2001). "A contribution to the knowledge of the oriental Chrysomelidae: two new species of Eumolpinae with description of a new genus (Coleoptera)" (PDF). Bollettino di Zoologia Agraria e Bachicoltura. II. 33 (1): 1–8.

[2] Mohamedsaid, M. S. (2004). Catalogue of the Malaysian Chrysomelidae (Insecta: Coleoptera). Pensoft Series Faunistica. Vol. 36. Sofia: Pensoft Publishers. pp. 1–239. ISBN 9546422010. ISSN 1312-0174.

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