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Spilopyra

Genus of leaf beetles from Australia and New Guinea From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Spilopyra
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Spilopyra is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Spilopyrinae. It is found in eastern Australia and New Guinea.

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The genus is distinguished from other genera in Spilopyrinae by highly contrasting patterns of metallic color on its head, pronotum and elytra.[2]

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Species

  • Spilopyra safrina Reid & Beatson, 2010[2] – north Queensland
  • Spilopyra scratchley Reid & Beatson, 2010[2] – eastern New Guinea
  • Spilopyra semiramis Reid & Beatson, 2010[2] – central New Guinea
  • Spilopyra stirlingi Lea, 1914[3] – north Queensland
  • Spilopyra sumptuosa Baly, 1860[1] – central Queensland to northern New South Wales

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