Chalepus Thunberg 1805 (tortoise beetle)
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Insecta - Coleoptera - Chrysomelidae
Synonyms: Anoplites Kirby 1837, Anoplitis Kirby 1837, Hispa (Anoplitis) Kirby 1837
Parent taxon: Chalepini according to P. Bouchard et al. 2011
See also Butte 1968, Heer 1847 and Kirby 1837
Sister taxon: Odontota
Subtaxa: Chalepus americanus
Ecology:
Distribution: found only at Florissant (MCZ Collection) (Eocene of Colorado)
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