Phyllotreta
noun
Phyl·lo·tre·ta
ˌfilə‧ˈtrētə
: a genus of chrysomelid beetles that includes flea beetles which are serious pests on garden plants and which transmit a mosaic disease to cabbage and other plants of the genus Brassica
Word History
Etymology
New Latin, from phyll- + -treta (from Greek trētos perforated, from tetrainein to perforate, pierce)