Polychalca

Polychalca
Polychalca punctatissima
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Tribe: Omocerini
Genus: Polychalca
Chevrolat, 1837
Synonyms
  • Phalantha Gistl, 1848
  • Desmonota Hope, 1840
  • Pilidionota Spaeth, 1913
  • Muzonia Spaeth, 1913

Polychalca is a genus of South American tortoise beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.

Subgenera and species

Subgenus Desmonota Hope, 1839
  • Polychalca aerea (Boheman, 1850)
  • Polychalca duponti (Boheman, 1850)
  • Polychalca gravida (Boheman, 1850)
  • Polychalca platynota (Germar, 1824)
  • Polychalca salebrosa (Boheman, 1850)
Subgenus Polychalca Chevrolat, 1837
  • Polychalca cariosa (Boheman, 1850)
  • Polychalca decora (Perty, 1830)
  • Polychalca dentipennis (Boheman, 1850)
  • Polychalca nickerli (Spaeth, 1907)
  • Polychalca perforata (Boheman, 1850)
  • Polychalca punctatissima (Wolf, 1818)
  • Polychalca turpis (Boheman, 1850)

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