Podontia
Sign in to savePodontia is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They belong in the Blepharida-group of flea beetles.
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 22
- Family
- Chrysomelidae
- Collections
- SAM, NHMUK, USNM, MZLU
- Recorded in
- India, Laos, Malaysia, Nepal, Myanmar
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Podontia is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They belong in the Blepharida-group of flea beetles.
==Description== They are one of the largest representatives of flea beetles and with Podontia lutea adults being around 2 centimeters long, it is reputed that it is the largest flea beetle species in the world. They are distinguished from other genera in the Blepharida-group by their bifurcate prosternum, saddle-shaped mesosternum and strongly inwardly curved bifid tarsal claws.
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