Phyllecthris Explained

Phyllecthris is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least three described species in Phyllecthris. They are found in North America.

Species

These three species belong to the genus Phyllecthris:

• Phyllecthris dorsalis (Olivier, 1808)
• Phyllecthris gentilis J. L. LeConte, 1865
• Phyllecthris texanus J. L. LeConte, 1884

Further reading

• Book: Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). 2003. Riley . Edward G.. Clark . Shawn M.. Seeno . Terry N.. The Coleopterists' Society. Special Publication No. 1. 978-0-9726087-1-8.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26091-7.