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page 2Monotypic beetle genera
Mimomyromeus
Mimomyromeus celebensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Mimomyromeus. It was described by Breuning in 1978.
Ornithia
Ornithia mexicana is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. It is the only species of the genus Ornithia . It was described by Sturm in 1843.
Kunaibidion
Kunaibidion panamensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus Kunaibidion.
Inermestola
Inermestola densepunctata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Inermestola. It was described by Breuning in 1942.
Mahenoides
Mahenoides is a genus of longhorned beetles in the family Cerambycidae. This genus has a single species, Mahenoides pauliani, found in Madagascar.
Meganoplium
Meganoplium is a monotypic beetle genus in the family Cerambycidae described by Linsley in 1940. Its single species, Meganoplium imbelle, was first described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1881 as Elaphidion imbelle.
Mimexocentroides
Mimexocentroides nitidus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Mimexocentroides. It was described by Breuning in 1961.
Mimohippopsis
Mimohippopsis inaequalis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Mimohippopsis. It was described by Breuning in 1940.
Drescheria
Drescheria is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Drescheria reinecki, which is found in Indonesia (Java).
Mimaderpas
Mimaderpas anteaureus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Mimaderpas. It was described by Breuning in 1973.
Valenus
Valenus inornatus is a species of longhorn beetles of the subfamily Lamiinae, and the only species in the genus Valenus. It was described by Casey in 1892.
Mimeryssamena
Mimeryssamena besucheti is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Mimeryssamena. It was described by Breuning in 1971.
Bothrispa
Bothrispa is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Bothrispa depressa, which is found in Brazil (Goyaz, Matto Grosso, Minas Gerais, São Paulo).
Mimocoedomea
Mimocoedomea fusca is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Mimocoedomea. It was described by Breuning in 1940.
Intricatotrypanius
Intricatotrypanius intricatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Intricatotrypanius. It was described by Gressitt in 1956.
Aerenicella
Aerenicella is a genus of beetle in the family Cerambycidae. Its only species is Aerenicella spissicornis. It was described by Henry Walter Bates in 1881.
Myrmexocentroides
Myrmexocentroides enganensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Myrmexocentroides. It was described by Breuning in 1970.
Psenocerus
Psenocerus supernotatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Psenocerus. It was described by Say in 1823.
Nilgiraspis
Nilgiraspis is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Nilgiraspis andrewesi, which is found in southern India, China (Yunnan), Laos and north-western Thailand.
Thaumasus
Thaumasus is a genus of typical longhorn beetles in the family Cerambycidae. This genus has a single species, Thaumasus gigas, found in Central and South America.
Tlaocera saga
species of insect
Thrichocalydon
Thrichocalydon is a genus of longhorn beetles in the family Cerambycidae. This genus has a single species, Thrichocalydon havrylenkoi, found in Argentina and Chile.
Acanthocnemus nigricans
Acanthocnemus nigricans is a species of cleroid beetle, the only species in the genus Acanthocnemus and the family Acanthocnemidae. Originally native to Australia, the species has spread in modern times to numerous parts of the world, including Europe, Africa, India and Southeast Asia. The insects are pyrophilous, congregating around areas of recently burned wood, being attracted to chemicals found in wood smoke. They have specialised infrared receptors located on the thorax close to the head, used to detect heat. Their life cycle is poorly understood, though mating and egg-laying likely occur
Neoischnolea
Neoischnolea papuana is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Neoischnolea. It was described by Breuning in 1961.
Nathriobrium
Nathriobrium is a monotypic genus of beetle in the family Cerambycidae containing the single species Nathriobrium methioides. It was described by Hovore in 1980.
Mimagnia
Mimagnia is a genus of longhorned beetles in the family Cerambycidae. This genus has a single species, Mimagnia quadrifasciata, found in New Caledonia.
Pseudopilema
Pseudopilema hoppingi is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Pseudopilema. It was described by Van Dyke in 1920.
Mimacanthocinus
Mimacanthocinus tonkinensis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Mimacanthocinus. It was described by Breuning in 1958.
Mimoleiopus
Mimoleiopus sumatranus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Mimoleiopus. It was described by Breuning in 1969.
Olmotega
Olmotega cinerascens is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Olmotega. It was described by Pascoe in 1864.
Mahatsinia
Mahatsinia is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Mahatsinia nodulosa, which is found in central and eastern Madagascar.
Mimotrypanius
Mimotrypanius samoanus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Mimotrypanius. It was described by Breuning in 1973.
Paradiscopus
Paradiscopus maculatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Paradiscopus. It was described by Schwarzer in 1930.
Leptalia
Leptalia macilenta is a species of North American beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus Leptalia.
Ophthalmemeopedus
Ophthalmemeopedus macrophthalmus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Ophthalmemeopedus. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1961.
Vandykea
Vandykea tuberculata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus Vandykea.
Pseudaelara
Pseudaelara sellaemontis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Pseudaelara. It was described by Heller in 1912.
Mimozygoceropsis
Mimozygoceropsis flavosignata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Mimozygoceropsis. It was described by Breuning in 1978.
Piruauna
Piruauna tuberosa is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Piruauna. It was described by Galileo and Martins in 1998.
Mecistomela
Mecistomela is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Mecistomela marginata, which is found in Brazil (Bahia, Distrito Federal, Goiás, Minas Gerais, Paraná, Rio de Janeiro, Santa Catarina, São Paulo).
Calamispa
Calamispa is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Calamispa fasciata, which is found on the Solomon Islands (Guadalcanal).
Pasaphylla libens
species of insect
Nesohispa
Nesohispa is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Nesohispa lambaciras, which is found on the Seychelles.
Euxema
Euxema is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Euxema insignis, which is found in Panama.
Mimodriopea
Mimodriopea fuscofasciata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Mimodriopea. It was described by Breuning in 1977.
Thomispa
Thomispa is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Thomispa feae, which is found on São Tomé.
Hoplomelas
Hoplomelas albolineelus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Hoplomelas. It was described by Fairmaire in 1896.
Xylocaris
Xylocaris oculata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus Xylocaris.
Opsimus
Opsimus is a genus of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, it contains a single species Opsimus quadrilineatus. It was described by Mannerheim in 1843.
Mimancylistes
Mimancylistes malaisei is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Mimancylistes. It was described by Stephan von Breuning in 1955.
Zamodes
Zamodes obscurus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae and the only species in the genus Zamodes. It was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1873 from a single specimen collected in Pennsylvania that is currently stored at the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard University. This is the only specimen in existence, and the species is presumed to be extinct. It belongs to the tribe Hesperophanini.
Trichocanonura
Trichocanonura is a genus of flat-faced longhorns in the beetle family Cerambycidae. This genus has a single species, Trichocanonura linearis, found in the southwestern United States and Mexico.
Mimhoplomelas
Mimhoplomelas diadelioides is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Mimhoplomelas. It was described by Breuning in 1970.
Megobrium
Megobrium is a monotypic beetle genus in the family Cerambycidae. Its only species, Megobrium edwardsii, was described by John Lawrence LeConte in 1873. It is found in the US state of California.
Mimohoplorana
Mimohoplorana puncticollis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Mimohoplorana. It was described by Breuning in 1960.
Oxycephala
Oxycephala is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Oxycephala cornigera, which is found on New Ireland and New Britain.
Metadriopea
Metadriopea albomaculata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Metadriopea. It was described by Breuning in 1977.
Microhoplomelas
Microhoplomelas ruficornis is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, and the only species in the genus Microhoplomelas. It was described by Fairmaire in 1896.
Pteroplatidius
Pteroplatidius octocostatus is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus Pteroplatidius.
Rhopalophorella
Rhopalophorella fasciata is a species of beetle in the family Cerambycidae, the only species in the genus Rhopalophorella.