Chrysomelinae
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The Chrysomelinae are a subfamily of leaf beetle
s (Chrysomelidae). There are some 2000 species, found worldwide. The most well-known member is the notorious Colorado potato beetle
(Leptinotarsa decemlineata).
Leaf beetle
Beetles in the family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles. This is a family of over 35,000 species in more than 2,500 genera, one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families....
s (Chrysomelidae). There are some 2000 species, found worldwide. The most well-known member is the notorious Colorado potato beetle
Colorado potato beetle
The Colorado potato beetle , also known as the Colorado beetle, the ten-striped spearman, the ten-lined potato beetle or the potato bug, is an important pest of potato crops. It is approximately 10 mm long, with a bright yellow/orange body and five bold brown stripes along the length of each...
(Leptinotarsa decemlineata).
Genera
- Alfius
- Cecchiniola
- ChrysomelaChrysomelaChrysomela is a genus of leaf beetles. Chrysomela can also refer to:* Chrysomela, a 1877 volume of poems by Robert Herrick* Chrysomela, a newsletter about leaf beetles...
- ChrysolinaChrysolinaChrysolina is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. The species Chrysolina cerealis and C. graminis are protected in the United Kingdom. All species of Chrysolina are phytophagous, feeding on specific food plants, and some of them have been used for biological control of...
- Colaphus
- Colaspidema
- CrositaCrositaCrosita is a leaf beetle genus in the sub family Chrysomelinae....
- Cyrtonastes
- Cyrtonus
- Entomoscelis
- GastrophysaGastrophysaGastrophysa is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae.-Species:* Gastrophysa cyanea Melsheimer, 1847* Gastrophysa polygoni * Gastrophysa viridula...
- Gonioctena (includes Phytodecta)
- Hydrothassa
- Labidomera
- LeptinotarsaLeptinotarsaLeptinotarsa is a genus of leaf beetles.The best known of the more than 30 species are:* Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata* False potato beetle, Leptinotarsa juncta,the other species include:*Leptinotarsa behrensi...
- Linaedea
- Machomena
- Oomela
- Oreina
- ParopsisParopsisParopsis is a genus of Chrysomelidae. These insects are commonly called tortoise beetles or leaf beetles. Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape, can cause them to be mistaken for ladybeetles....
- Phaedon
- Phratora
- Plagiodera
- Prasocuris
- Sclerophaedon
- TimarchaTimarchaTimarcha is a beetle genus of the Chrysomelidae family, with more than 100 described species in three subgenera. The most widely known species is T. tenebricosa, the bloody-nosed beetle.All species are black, wingless organisms...
- Timarchida
- Zygogramma