Lygistus
Wilcox, 1965
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1Lygistus is a of leaf beetles in the Chrysomelidae, containing a single described , Lygistus streptophallus. The genus was established by Wilcox in 1965. The sole species is found in the southwestern United States and adjacent Mexico.
Pronunciation
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Distribution
Arizona, United States; adjacent areas of northern Mexico
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Taxonomic note
The name Lygistus has been used in two different contexts. In Coleoptera, it refers to this chrysomelid leaf beetle genus established by Wilcox (1965). A homonym exists in Diptera: Chrysotus lygistus Wei, Zhang & Zhou, 2015 (Dolichopodidae), which is unrelated. The genus Lygistus is .