Menippus (beetle)
Menippus is a genus of leaf beetles.
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 Weise, 1892Menippus asahinai Menippus beeneni Lee, Bezděk & Suenaga, 2012Menippus brevicornis Menippus cervinus Menippus clarki Jacoby, 1884Menippus cynicus Clark, 1864Menippus darcyi Reid & Nally, 2008Menippus dimidiaticornis Menippus doeberli Suenaga, Lee & Bezděk, 2017Menippus ewani Reid & Nally, 2008Menippus fugitivus Menippus gressitti Lee, Bezděk & Suenaga, 2012Menippus hsuehleeae Lee, Bezděk & Suenaga, 2012Menippus inconspicua Menippus issikii Menippus laterimaculata Menippus marginipennis Menippus metallicus Baly, 1886Menippus murzini Lee, Bezděk & Suenaga, 2012Menippus nepalensis Lee, Bezděk & Suenaga, 2012Menippus nigrocoeruleus Jacoby, 1886Menippus philippinensis Jacoby, 1894Menippus sakishimanus Suenaga, Lee & Bezděk, 2017Menippus sericea Menippus sufi Reid & Nally, 2008Menippus viridis Duvivier, 1884- ''Menippus yulensis''