''Cheiloxena'' is a genus of

leaf beetle The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous s ...

s in the subfamily Spilopyrinae. It is endemic to

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, occurring from southern

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to central

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Species

* ''

Cheiloxena aitori ''Cheiloxena'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Spilopyrinae. It is endemic to Australia, occurring from southern Victoria (Australia), Victoria to central Queensland. Species * ''Cheiloxena aitori'' Reid & Beatson, 2018 * ''Cheiloxen ...

'' Reid & Beatson, 2018 * '' Cheiloxena blackburni'' Reid, 1992 * '' Cheiloxena conani'' Reid & Beatson, 2018 * '' Cheiloxena frenchae''

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, 1893 * '' Cheiloxena insignis''

, 1896 * '' Cheiloxena monga'' Reid & Beatson, 2018 * '' Cheiloxena tuberosa'' Reid, 1992 * '' Cheiloxena westwoodii'' Baly, 1860

References

External links

Australian Faunal Directory – Genus ''Cheiloxena'' Baly, 1860
Chrysomelidae genera Beetles of Australia Taxa named by Joseph Sugar Baly Endemic fauna of Australia {{Chrysomelidae-stub