Saxinis (Saxinis) Lacordaire, 1848

Agrain, Federico A., Chamorro, Maria Lourdes, Cabrera, Nora, Sassi, Davide & Roig-Junent, Sergio, 2017, A comprehensive guide to the Argentinian case-bearer beetle fauna (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Camptosomata), ZooKeys 677, pp. 11-88 : 25

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scientific name	Saxinis (Saxinis) Lacordaire, 1848
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Treatment

Saxinis (Saxinis) Lacordaire, 1848 Fig. 13

Moldenke 1981: 106.

Type species.

Saxinis sagittaria Lacordaire, 1848, designated by Monrós (1953a: 257).

Diagnosis.

This group can be easily distinguished from all other members of this subtribe by the very large and generally pointed epipleurae. South American species exhibit a black dorsal coloration always with metallic bronze reflections.

Distribution.

Usually foundin Central and South America.

Argentinian species checklist.

Saxinis (Saxinis) meridionalis Monrós, 1953a (BAS, CHA, COR, ERS, FOR, JUY, LPA, LRA, MZA, SAL, TUC).