''Meroda'' is a
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
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
Eumolpinae
The Eumolpinae are a subfamily of the leaf beetles, or Chrysomelidae. It is one of the largest subfamilies of leaf beetles, including more than 500 genera and 7000 species. They are oval, and convex in form, and measure up to 10 mm in size. ...
. It is the only member of the tribe Merodini. It is distributed in the state of
Amazonas in Brazil.
Species
The genus includes the following species:
* ''
Meroda costata''
Baly, 1860
* ''
Meroda fulva''
Baly, 1861
* ''
Meroda rufipennis''
Baly, 1861
References
Eumolpinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Taxa named by Joseph Sugar Baly
Beetles of Brazil
Endemic insects of Brazil
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