Capula (beetle)

Capula is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It contains three species distributed in western China.^[2] It is a member of the section "Capulites" in the tribe Hylaspini of the subfamily Galerucinae, alongside Furusawaia (including Yunnaniata), Nepalogaleruca and Himaplosonyx. All species in Capula are wingless, a character shared by the other genera in the section Capulites.^[3][4]

Capula
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Galerucinae
Tribe:	Hylaspini
Genus:	Capula Jacobson, 1925[1]
Type species
Capula metallica Jacobson, 1925
Species[2]
Capula apicalis Capula caudata Capula metallica

Species

The genus contains three species:^[2][3]

• Capula apicalis Chen, Wang & Jiang, 1986 – Sichuan
• Capula caudata Chen, Wang & Jiang, 1986 – Sichuan
• Capula metallica Jacobson, 1925 – Qinghai, Sichuan, Tibet