Ambohitsitondrona (beetle)
| Ambohitsitondrona | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Eumolpinae |
| Genus: | Ambohitsitondrona Bechyné, 1964[1] |
| Type species | |
| Ambohitsitondrona paradoxa | |
Ambohitsitondrona is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It was described by the Czech entomologist Jan Bechyné in 1964. It contains three species, all of which are found in Madagascar.[2] It is related to the genus Sahantaha.[1]
Species[edit]
The genus Ambohitsitondrona includes three species:[1]
- Ambohitsitondrona micheli Bechyné, 1964 – type locality: Ambohitsitondrona
- Ambohitsitondrona paradoxa Bechyné, 1964 – type locality: Andrangoloaka, 1600 m, O. S. O. de Tananarive
- Ambohitsitondrona tenuepunctata Bechyné, 1964 – type locality: Ankarampotsy, Tantamala, 1000–1100 m
References[edit]
- ^ a b c d Bechyné, J. (1964). "Notizen zu den madagassischen Chrysomeloidea (Col. Phytophaga)" (PDF). Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft. 54: 68–161.
- ^ "Ambohitsitondrona". African Eumolpinae site. Retrieved 10 January 2019.