Aulacothorax

Aulacothorax
Aulacothorax copalinus, United States
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Tribe: Serraticollini
White, 1942
Genus: Aulacothorax
Boheman, 1858
Type species
Aulacothorax exilis
Boheman, 1858
Synonyms
  • Orthaltica Crotch, 1873
  • Leptotrix Horn, 1889
  • Micrantipha Blackburn, 1896
  • Livolia Jacoby, 1903
  • Leptotrihaltica Heikertinger, 1925
  • Micrepitrix Laboissiere, 1933
  • Serraticollis White, 1942
  • Epithrella Medvedev, 1993
  • Livoliella Medvedev, 1997

Aulacothorax is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are currently 51 described species in Aulacothorax found worldwide, 40 of which are found in the Indomalayan realm.[1][2] Historically considered a problematic member of the tribe Alticini (the flea beetles), the genus is now classified in its own tribe, Serraticollini.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference Douglasetal2023 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "Orthaltica Crotch, 1873". www.zin.ru. Retrieved 2022-11-24.