Trachyelytron

Trachyelytron is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There is one described species in Trachyelytron, Trachyelytron smaragdipennis, which is found in Guatemala. Specimens from Nicaragua probably belong to the same species, although the elytra are metallic purple, rather than metallic green.

Trachyelytron
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Galerucinae
Tribe:	Luperini
Subtribe:	Diabroticina
Genus:	Trachyelytron Viswajyothi & Clark, 2022
Species:	T. smaragdipennis
Binomial name
Trachyelytron smaragdipennis (Jacoby, 1888)
Synonyms
Chthoneis smaragdipennis Jacoby, 1888 Platymorpha smaragdipennis

Etymology

The genus name is Greek for rough sheath, and it refers to the coarsely punctate elytra.^[1]