Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Cladus: Phytophaga
Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea
Familia: Chrysomelidae
Subfamilia: Eumolpinae
Genus: Brachypterodina
Species: B. gonzalezi – B. morae
Name
Brachypterodina Flowers, 2004: 9
Type species: Brachypterodina morae Flowers, 2004, by original designation
References
Primary references
Flowers, R.W. 2004. New flightless Eumolpinae of the genera Apterodina Bechyné and Brachypterodina n. gen. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from the Neotropics. Zootaxa 549: 1–18. Abstract & excerpt PDF DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.549.1.1 Open access. Reference page.
Brachypterodina is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is found in Costa Rica. The generic name is said to be derived from the Greek brachy (meaning "short") and ptero (meaning "wing"), referring to the reduced or absent hind wings of species in the genus.[1] The proper word for "wing" in ancient Greek is however pteron (πτερόν).[2] It is similar in appearance to Apterodina.[1]
Species
Brachypterodina gonzalezi Flowers, 2004[1]
Brachypterodina morae Flowers, 2004[1]
References
Flowers, R. Wills (2004). "New flightless Eumolpinae of the genera Apterodina Bechyné and Brachypterodina n. gen. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from the Neotropics" (PDF). Zootaxa. 549 (1): 1–18. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.549.1.1.
Liddell, H.G. & Scott, R. (1940). A Greek-English Lexicon. Revised and augmented throughout by Sir Henry Stuart Jones with the assistance of Roderick McKenzie. Oxford: Clarendon Press.
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