Chrysomelini
| Chrysomelini | |
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| Plagiodera versicolora, larva and adults | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysomelinae |
| Tribe: | Chrysomelini Latreille, 1802 |
Chrysomelini is a tribe of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are over 150 described genera in Chrysomelini, variously arranged into subtribes, though the exact number and constituency of these subtribes is a source of ongoing debate.[1]
Selected genera
[edit]- Cadiz Andrews & Gilbert, 1992
- Calligrapha Chevrolat, 1836
- Chrysolina Motschulsky, 1860
- Chrysomela Linnaeus, 1758
- Doryphora Illiger, 1807
- Entomoscelis Chevrolat, 1836
- Gastrophysa Chevrolat, 1836
- Gonioctena Chevrolat, 1836
- Labidomera Chevrolat, 1836
- Leptinotarsa Chevrolat, 1836
- Microtheca Stål, 1860
- Oreina Chevrolat, 1836
- Paropsisterna Motschulsky, 1860
- Phaedon Latreille, 1829
- Phratora Chevrolat, 1836
- Plagiodera Chevrolat, 1836
- Prasocuris Latreille, 1802
- Proseicela Chevrolat, 1836
- Trachymela Weise, 1908
References
[edit]- ^ Petitpierre, E. (2011) Cytogenetics, cytotaxonomy and chromosomal evolution of Chrysomelinae revisited (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). In: Jolivet, P., Santiago-Blay, J. & Schmitt, M. (eds.) Research on Chrysomelidae 3. ZooKeys 157: 67–79. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.157.1339
Further reading
[edit]- Arnett, R. H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (21 June 2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida ISBN 978-0-8493-0954-0.
- Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
- Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.
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