Aesernoides is a monotypic genus of leaf beetles indigenous to Australia.[1] The sole species in the genus is Aesernoides nigrofasciatus.[1] This species is found only in the rainforests of north-eastern New South Wales and south-eastern Queensland.[1]

Aesernoides
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Chrysomelinae
Genus: Aesernoides
Jacoby, 1885
Type species
Aesernoides nigrofasciatus
Jacoby, 1885

The genus was described by Martin Jacoby in 1885.[2][3]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Reid, C.; Smith, C. (2016). "FaunaNet: The Chrysomelinae of New South Wales: Aesernoides". keys.lucidcentral.org. Australian Museum. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  2. ^ "Australian Faunal Directory" Aesernoides". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
  3. ^ M. Jacoby (1885). "Descriptions of a new genus and some new species of phytophagous Coleoptera". Entomologist's Monthly Magazine. 21: 223. doi:10.5962/BHL.PART.22007. ISSN 0013-8908. Wikidata Q56011701.

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