''Myochrous'' is a genus of

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s in the subfamily

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. It is known from

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, Central and

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. There are over 50 described species in ''Myochrous''. The generic name is a combination of the

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words (mouse) and (color). The southern corn leaf beetle ('' Myochrous denticollis'') is a crop pest, and has been reported to damage corn in

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. Additionally, the species '' Myochrous melancholicus'' has been reported to damage

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fruit. According to

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and

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, the genus is now placed in the tribe

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instead of Adoxini.

Species

* '' Myochrous adisi'' Medvedev, 2004 * '' Myochrous armatus'' Baly, 1865 (cane leaf or bud beetle) * '' Myochrous austrinus''

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, 1950 * '' Myochrous barbadensis''

, 1947 ** ''Myochrous barbadensis barbadensis''

, 1947 ** ''Myochrous barbadensis coenus''

, 1950 * '' Myochrous blakeae'' Shute, 1974 * '' Myochrous bolivianus''

, 1950 * '' Myochrous brunneus''

, 1950 * '' Myochrous bryanti''

, 1950 * '' Myochrous calcariferus''

, 1950 * '' Myochrous carinatus'' Jacoby, 1891 * '' Myochrous chacoensis''

, 1950 * '' Myochrous crassimarginatus''

, 1950 * '' Myochrous cubensis''

, 1947 * '' Myochrous curculionoides''

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, 1897 * '' Myochrous cyphus''

, 1950 * '' Myochrous darlingtoni''

, 1950 * '' Myochrous denticollis'' ( Say, 1824) (southern corn leaf beetle) * '' Myochrous dubius'' (

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, 1801) * '' Myochrous elachius''

, 1950 * '' Myochrous explanatus'' Baly, 1865 * '' Myochrous femoralis'' Jacoby, 1882 * '' Myochrous figueroae'' Brèthes, 1923 * '' Myochrous floridanus'' Schaeffer, 1933 ** ''Myochrous floridanus floridanus'' Schaeffer, 1933 ** ''Myochrous floridanus texanus''

, 1950 * '' Myochrous geminus''

, 1950 * '' Myochrous hispaniolae''

, 1947 * '' Myochrous immundus''

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, 1847 * '' Myochrous intermedius''

, 1950 * '' Myochrous jamaicensis''

, 1947 * '' Myochrous latisetiger''

, 1950 * '' Myochrous leucurus''

, 1950 * '' Myochrous longipes''

, 1950 * '' Myochrous longulus'' LeConte, 1858 * '' Myochrous magnus'' Schaeffer, 1904 * '' Myochrous mamorensis''

, 1950 * '' Myochrous melancholicus'' Jacoby, 1882 * '' Myochrous monrosi''

, 1950 * '' Myochrous movallus'' Johnson, 1931 * '' Myochrous nanus''

, 1950 * '' Myochrous normalis''

, 1950 * '' Myochrous paulus''

, 1950 * '' Myochrous pauxillus'' Schaeffer, 1933 * '' Myochrous platylonchus''

, 1950 * '' Myochrous portoricensis''