Chrysomelinae
| Chrysomelinae | |
|---|---|
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| Chrysolina fastuosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysomelinae Latreille, 1802 |
| Genera | |
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27, see text. | |
The Chrysomelinae are a subfamily of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae). Some 2000 species are found, with worldwide distribution. The best-known member is the notorious Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), an important agricultural pest.
Behaviour
Some species of Chrysomelidae express high levels of maternal care for insects. Not only do they locate food-rich environments for their eggs, they protect both the eggs and the larvae after hatching.[1]
Genera
- Alfius
- Calligrapha
- Calomela
- Cecchiniola
- Chalcolampra
- Chrysomela
- Chrysolina
- Colaphus
- Colaspidema
- Crosita
- Cyrtonastes
- Cyrtonus
- Dicranosterna
- Entomoscelis
- Gastrophysa
- Geomela
- Gonioctena (includes Phytodecta)
- Hydrothassa
- Labidomera
- Leptinotarsa
- Linaedea
- Machomena
- Oomela
- Oreina
- Paropsides
- Paropsis
- Paropsisterna
- Peltoschema
- Phaedon
- Phratora
- Plagiodera
- Prasocuris
- Sclerophaedon
- Stenaspidiotus†[2]
- Timarcha
- Timarchida
- Trachymela
- Zygogramma
Gallery
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Paropsis dilatata
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Peltoschema oceanica
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Calomela satelles
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Paropsides opposita
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References
- ↑ Windsor D.M.; Dury, G.J.; Frieiro-Costa, F.A.; Lanckowsky S.; and Pasteels, J.M. (2013). "Subsocial Neotropical Doryphorini (Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae): new observations on behavior, host plants and systematics". ZooKeys 332 (332, Special issue: Jolivet P.; Santiago-Blay, J. and Schmitt, M. (eds) Research on Chrysomelidae 4): 71–93. doi:10.3897/zookeys.332.5199.
- ↑ Poinar Jr, George (2013). "Stenaspidiotus microptilus n. gen., n. sp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae) in Dominican amber, with evidence of tachinid (Diptera: Tachinidae) oviposition". Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology 25 (1): 101–105. doi:10.1080/08912963.2012.710443.
External links
Media related to Chrysomelinae at Wikimedia Commons- "Chrysomelinae Latreille, 1802". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Key to the British genera of Chrysomelinae
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