Ambohitsitondrona (beetle)

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]

Ambohitsitondrona
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Eumolpinae
Genus: Ambohitsitondrona
Bechyné, 1964[1]
Type species
Ambohitsitondrona paradoxa

Species

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
  1. Bechyné, J. (1964). "Notizen zu den madagassischen Chrysomeloidea (Col. Phytophaga)" (PDF). Mitteilungen der Münchner Entomologischen Gesellschaft. 54: 68–161.
  2. "Ambohitsitondrona". African Eumolpinae site. Retrieved 10 January 2019.


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