Keitheatus is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There is one described species in Keitheatus, Keitheatus blakeae. They are found in Texas.[1][2][3]

A second species, Keitheatus histrio from Baja California in Mexico, was originally included in the genus, but was transferred to Pseudoluperus in 2005.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Keitheatus Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  2. ^ "Keitheatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2019-09-24.
  3. ^ Andrews, F.G.; Gilbert, A.J. (2005). "A preliminary annotated checklist and evaluation of the diversity of the Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) of the Baja California peninsula, Mexico". Insecta Mundi. 19 (1–2): 89–116.

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