Menippus is a genus of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae).
Habitat and Environment
This leaf beetle is mostly found in Australia, depending on the stringybark eucalyptus tree for food. The trees are also used to harbor eggs for future larvae.
Species
Menippus contains the following species:
- Menippus aeneipennis <small>Weise, 1892</small>
- Menippus asahinai <small>(Chûjô, 1962)</small>
- Menippus beeneni <small>Lee, BezdÃÂk & Suenaga, 2012</small>
- Menippus brevicornis <small>(Jacoby, 1889)</small>
- Menippus cervinus <small>(Hope, 1831)</small> (synonym: Menippus canellinus <small>Fairmaire, 1889</small>)
- Menippus clarki <small>Jacoby, 1884</small>
- Menippus cynicus <small>Clark, 1864</small>
- Menippus darcyi <small>Reid & Nally, 2008</small>
- Menippus dimidiaticornis <small>(Jacoby, 1889)</small>
- Menippus doeberli <small>Suenaga, Lee & BezdÃÂk, 2017</small>
- Menippus ewani <small>Reid & Nally, 2008</small>
- Menippus fugitivus <small>(Lea, 1926)</small>
- Menippus gressitti <small>Lee, BezdÃÂk & Suenaga, 2012</small>
- Menippus hsuehleeae <small>Lee, BezdÃÂk & Suenaga, 2012</small>
- Menippus inconspicua <small>(Jacoby, 1894)</small>
- Menippus issikii <small>(Chûjô, 1961)</small>
- Menippus laterimaculata <small>(Jacoby, 1886)</small>
- Menippus marginipennis <small>(Jacoby, 1894)</small>
- Menippus metallicus <small>Baly, 1886</small>
- Menippus murzini <small>Lee, BezdÃÂk & Suenaga, 2012</small>
- Menippus nepalensis <small>Lee, BezdÃÂk & Suenaga, 2012</small>
- Menippus nigrocoeruleus <small>Jacoby, 1886</small>
- Menippus philippinensis <small>Jacoby, 1894</small>
- Menippus sakishimanus <small>Suenaga, Lee & BezdÃÂk, 2017</small>
- Menippus sericea <small>(Weise, 1889)</small>
- Menippus sufi <small>Reid & Nally, 2008</small>
- Menippus viridis <small>Duvivier, 1884</small>
- Menippus yulensis <small>(Jacoby, 1896)</small>
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