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Abiromorphus
Sign in to saveAbiromorphus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae, including two species found in eastern Asia. It was first described by the French entomologist Maurice Pic in 1924 for a single species from China. It is similar to Abirus, and is distinguished by simple tarsal claws and thick femurs.
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- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderColeoptera
- FamilyChrysomelidae
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Abiromorphus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae, including two species found in eastern Asia. It was first described by the French entomologist Maurice Pic in 1924 for a single species from China. It is similar to Abirus, and is distinguished by simple tarsal claws and thick femurs.
==Species== Abiromorphus anceyi Pic, 1924 – China (Jiangsu, Jilin, Zhejiang), North Korea, South Korea, Russia (Far East) Abiromorphus vietnamicus Medvedev, 2015 – Northern Vietnam (Cao Bằng Province)
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