Adoxia femoralis

Adoxia femoralis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Adoxia
Species:
A. femoralis
Binomial name
Adoxia femoralis
(Allard, 1889)
Synonyms[1]
  • Luperus femoralis Allard, 1889[2]
  • Monolepta blackburni Weise, 1924
  • Monolepta nigra Weise, 1922
  • Monolepta nigricornis Blackburn, 1890

Adoxia femoralis is a species of beetle in the Chrysomelidae family.[1][3] It was first described in 1889 by Ernest Allard.[1][2] It has been widely recorded across Australia, including Tasmania,[4] where it was first collected.[2]

Adoxia femoralis measure 3 mm (0.12 in).[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Species Adoxia femoralis (Allard, 1889)". Australian Faunal Directory. Department of Climate Change, Energy, the Environment and Water. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Allard, E. (1889). "Note sur les Galérucides, coléoptères Phytophages". Comptes-rendus des séances de la Société entomologique de Belgique. Ser. III. 112: 66–87 [78].
  3. ↑ "Adoxia femoralis (Allard, 1889)". BioLib.cz. Retrieved 11 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Search: Adoxia femoralis". Museums Victoria Collections. Retrieved 11 August 2026.