Meroda Explained

Meroda is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is the only member of the tribe Merodini. It is distributed in the state of Amazonas in Brazil.^[1]

Species

The genus includes the following species:^[1]

• Meroda costata Baly, 1860
• Meroda fulva Baly, 1861^[2]
• Meroda rufipennis Baly, 1861^[2]

Notes and References

1. Bechyné. J.. 1953. Katalog der neotropischen Eumolpiden (Col. Phytoph. Chrysomeloidea). Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey. 4. 26–303. German.
2. Baly. J. S.. 1861. Descriptions of new genera and species of Phytophaga. The Journal of Entomology. 1. 193–206.