Paropsisterna
| Paropsisterna | |
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| Paropsisterna beata | |
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| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Paropsisterna Motschulsky, 1860 |
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Paropsisterna is a genus of leaf beetle indigenous to Papua New Guinea and Australia. There are over 120 species, many with bright aposematic colours, and many feeding on Eucalyptus leaves. The genus as currently defined includes species formerly listed under Chrysophtharta Weise, 1901.[1]
Notable species
- Paropsisterna agricola a pest on Eucalyptus globulus, E. delegatensis and E. dalrympleana[2][3]
- Paropsisterna bimaculata a pest on Eucalyptus regnans, E. obliqua and E. delegatensis[2]
Paropsisterna agricola - Paropsisterna m-fuscum a pest on Eucalyptus globulus[1][3]
- Paropsisterna selmani a pest on Eucalyptus in Tasmania, introduced to the Republic of Ireland[4] and the United Kingdom.[1][5]
- Paropsisterna tigrina proposed as a biological control agent of the invasive Australian Paperbark Tree Melaleuca quinquenervia in Florida.[6]
- Paropsisterna variicollis a pest on Eucalyptus globulus[3]
References
- 1 2 3 Reid, C.A.M.; De Little, D.W. (2013). "A new species of Paropsisterna Motschulsky, 1860, a significant pest of plantation eucalypts in Tasmania and Ireland (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae).". doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3681.4.4.
- 1 2 De Little, D.W. (2007). "Life-cycle and aspects of the biology of Tasmanian Eucalyptus leaf beetle, Chrysophtharta bimaculata (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Australian Journal of Entomology. pp. 15–18. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1983.tb01831.x.
- 1 2 3 Matsuki. M.; Tovar, F. (2010). "IPMG Pests Notes - Chrysomelids" (PDF). Industry Pest Management Group, Western Australia. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ↑ Fanning, P.; Baars, J-R. (2014). "Biology of the Eucalyptus leaf beetle Paropsisterna selmani (Chrysomelidae: Paropsini): A new pest of Eucalyptus species (Myrtaceae) in Ireland.". doi:10.1111/afe.12032.
- ↑ Malumphy, C.; Anderson, H. (August 2015). "Plant Pest Fact Sheet: Tasmanian Eucalyptus Beetle Paropsisterna selmani" (PDF). DEFRA. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
- ↑ M.B. Rayamajhi; et al. (2002). "Australian Paperbark Tree (Melaleuca)". InvasivePlants.net. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
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