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Syagrus (beetle)

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Syagrus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Tribe: Typophorini
Genus: Syagrus
Chapuis in Lacordaire, 1874[1]

Syagrus is a genus of leaf beetles (family Chrysomelidae) in the subfamily Eumolpinae.[2] They are often attracted by plants in the family Malvaceae;[3] Syagrus rugifrons and Syagrus calcaratus are pests of cotton. The larvae of Syagrus calcaratus attack the roots of the plant and cause it to wilt.[4]

Species

Species of Syagrus include the following:[2]

† may belong to Pheloticus[2]

References

  1. ^ "Taxonomy for Syagrus". Insectoid.Info. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  2. ^ a b c "genus Syagrus". African Eumolpinae site (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae). Retrieved 20 March 2017.
  3. ^ Jolivet, Pierre; Verma, Krishna (2008). "Eumolpinae – a widely distributed and much diversified subfamily of leaf beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)". Terrestrial Arthropod Reviews. 1 (1): 3–37. doi:10.1163/187498308X345424.
  4. ^ Vaissayre, J.; Cauquil, M. (2000). Main Pests and Diseases of Cotton in Sub-Saharan Africa. Editions Quae. p. 10. ISBN 978-2-87614-416-3.