Chrysomelinae
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The Chrysomelinae are a subfamily of leaf beetle
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
  • Chrysomela
    Chrysomela
    Chrysomela 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...

  • Chrysolina
    Chrysolina
    Chrysolina 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
  • Crosita
    Crosita
    Crosita is a leaf beetle genus in the sub family Chrysomelinae....

  • Cyrtonastes
  • Cyrtonus
  • Entomoscelis
  • Gastrophysa
    Gastrophysa
    Gastrophysa is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae.-Species:* Gastrophysa cyanea Melsheimer, 1847* Gastrophysa polygoni * Gastrophysa viridula...

  • Gonioctena (includes Phytodecta)
  • Hydrothassa
  • Labidomera
  • Leptinotarsa
    Leptinotarsa
    Leptinotarsa 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
  • Paropsis
    Paropsis
    Paropsis 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
  • Timarcha
    Timarcha
    Timarcha 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


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