Prionoderita

{{short description|Genus of leaf beetles from Bolivia}}

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| taxon = Prionoderita nixa

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| parent_authority = Flowers, 2004{{cite journal|last=Flowers|first=R.W.|year=2004|title=A review of the Neotropical genus Prionodera Chevrolat (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Eumolpinae) with description of a new genus|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/228458585|journal=Zootaxa|volume=631|pages=1–54|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.631.1.1|doi-access=free}}

| authority = (Bechyné, 1953){{cite journal|last=Bechyné|first=J.|year=1953|title=Katalog der neotropischen Eumolpiden (Col. Phytoph. Chrysomeloidea)|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/49645311|journal=Entomologische Arbeiten aus dem Museum G. Frey|volume=4|pages=26–303|language=German}}

| synonyms = Prionodera nixa Bechyné, 1953

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Prionoderita is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Bolivia, and contains only one species, Prionoderita nixa. The genus is named for its resemblance to Prionodera; the Spanish diminutive suffix -ita refers to the small size of P. nixa, which has a length of 6.5 mm.

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