Trochalonota

Trochalonota
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Chrysomelinae
Tribe:	Chrysomelini
Genus:	Trochalonota; Westwood, 1833
Species:	T. badia
Binomial name
	Trochalonota badia; (Germar, 1823)
Synonyms
	Chrysomela badia Germar, 1823 ; Chrysomela coccinelloides Sturm, 1826 ; Trochalonota annulata Dejean, 1836 (nomen nudum) ;

Trochalonota is a genus of beetle of the family Chrysomelidae.^[1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species, Trochalonota badia, which is endemic to the Atlantic Forest in southeastern Brazil (Espírito Santo, Rio de Janeiro).^[2]^[3]

Description

Adults reach a length of about 6.6–7.9 mm (0.26–0.31 in). They have a hemispherical, light to reddish brown body. The pronotum and elytra are with or without dark brown, irregular maculae anteriorly to the posterior third, sometimes covering the entire elytral surface. The mandibular apices and antennomeres VII-XII are dark brown to black.^[3]

References

↑ "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved September 10, 2026.
↑ ITIS (2026). "Trochalonota at Catalogue of Life". Nicolson, D., Alexander, S., Hodson, A., Mitchell, D., Orrell, T., & Perez-Gelabert, D. The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (version 2026-05-27). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Abreu, A. Acero P, et al., Catalogue of Life (2026-06-19 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved September 8, 2026.
1 2 Sampaio, A.; Rafael, J. A. (2026). "Taxonomic review of the monotypic genus Trochalonota Westwood, 1833 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae)". Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia. 66 (special issue 1) e202666si1011. doi:10.11606/1807-0205/2026.66.special-issue-1.011. Retrieved September 8, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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[gbif-1] "Global Biodiversity Information Facility". gbif.org. Retrieved September 10, 2026.

[:1-2] ITIS (2026). "Trochalonota at Catalogue of Life". Nicolson, D., Alexander, S., Hodson, A., Mitchell, D., Orrell, T., & Perez-Gelabert, D. The Integrated Taxonomic Information System (version 2026-05-27). In O. Bánki, Y. Roskov, M. Döring, G. Ower, D. R. Hernández Robles, C. A. Plata Corredor, T. Stjernegaard Jeppesen, A. Örn, T. Pape, D. Hobern, S. Garnett, H. Little, R. E. DeWalt, J. Miller, T. Orrell, R. Aalbu, J. Abbott, C. Abreu, A. Acero P, et al., Catalogue of Life (2026-06-19 XR). Amsterdam, Netherlands: Catalogue of Life Foundation. Retrieved September 8, 2026.

[:2-3] 1 2 Sampaio, A.; Rafael, J. A. (2026). "Taxonomic review of the monotypic genus Trochalonota Westwood, 1833 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae)". Papéis Avulsos De Zoologia. 66 (special issue 1) e202666si1011. doi:10.11606/1807-0205/2026.66.special-issue-1.011. Retrieved September 8, 2026. This article incorporates text available under the CC BY 4.0 license.

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