Zygogramma
| Zygogramma | |
|---|---|
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| Zygogramma bicolorata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Zygogramma Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 [1] |
| Species | |
|
~100, see text | |
Zygogramma is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae, which includes approximately 100 species. 13 species occur north of Mexico.[2]
Adults and larvae are herbivorous on various plants; one species, Zygogramma bicolorata, was introduced to India as a biocontrol agent for the weed Parthenium hysterophorus.
Selected Species
- Zygogramma arizonica Schaeffer, 1906
- Zygogramma bicolorata Pallister, 1953
- Zygogramma conjuncta (Rogers, 1856)
- Zygogramma continua (J. L. LeConte, 1868)
- Zygogramma disrupta (Rogers, 1856)
- Zygogramma estriata Schaeffer, 1919
- Zygogramma exclamationis (Fabricius, 1798)
- Zygogramma heterothecae Linell, 1896
- Zygogramma malvae (Stål, 1859)
- Zygogramma opifera (Stål, 1860)
- Zygogramma piceicollis (Stål, 1859)
- Zygogramma signatipennis (Stål, 1859)
- Zygogramma suturalis (Fabricius, 1775)
- Zygogramma tortuosa (Rogers, 1856)
References
- ↑ "Zygogramma Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
- ↑ BugGuide Genus Zygogramma
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