Lamprosomatinae
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The Lamprosomatinae are a small subfamily of leaf beetle
s (Chrysomelidae). They belong to the case-bearing Camptosomata
. It conmtains the following genera (but this list may be incomplete):
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). They belong to the case-bearing Camptosomata
Camptosomata
Camptosomata are the case-bearing leaf beetles or camptosomates, named for their habit of carrying a case of waste material as larvae...
. It conmtains the following genera (but this list may be incomplete):
- Lamprosoma Kirby, 1818
- Oomorphoides
- Oomorphus Curtis, 1831