NOAA National Benthic Inventory

Taxonomy and Nomenclature

Kingdom: Animalia
Rank: Genus

Taxonomic Status

Current Standing: valid
Credibility Rating: TWG standards met
Global Species Completeness: partial
Latest Record Review: 2006

Taxonomic Heirarchy

  Tribe - Luperini
  Subfamily - Galerucinae
  Family - Chrysomelidae
  Superfamily - Chrysomeloidea
  Infraorder - Cucujiformia
  Suborder - Polyphaga
  Order - Coleoptera
  Superorder - Holometabola
  Infraclass - Neoptera
  Subclass - Pterygota
  Class - Insecta
  Subphylum - Hexapoda
  Phylum - Arthropoda
  Superphylum - Ecdysozoa
  Infrakingdom - Protostomia
  Subkingdom - Bilateria
  Kingdom - Animalia

      Direct Children

      Species - Metrioidea atriceps
      Species - Metrioidea blakeae
      Species - Metrioidea brunnea
      Species - Metrioidea chiricahuensis
      Species - Metrioidea convexa
      Species - Metrioidea elachista
      Species - Metrioidea morula
      Species - Metrioidea ocularis
      Species - Metrioidea popenoei
      Species - Metrioidea punctatissima
      Species - Metrioidea varicornis