Menippus (genus)

Menippus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Tribe: Galerucini
Subtribe: Coelomerites
Genus: Menippus
Clark, 1864

Menippus is a genus of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae).[1]

Habitat and Environment

This leaf beetle is mostly found in Australia, depending on the stringbark eucalyptus tree for food. The trees are also used to harbor eggs for future larvae.

Species

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