Lachnaia | |
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Lachnaia trisignata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Subfamily: | Cryptocephalinae |
Tribe: | Clytrini |
Genus: | Lachnaia Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 |
Lachnaia is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Cryptocephalinae, tribe Clytrini. Multiple species in this genus are known to be myrmecophiles, such as the larvae of L. italica. [1]