Chrysomelinae

The Chrysomelinae are a subfamily of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae). Some 2000 species are found, with worldwide distribution. The best-known member is the notorious Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), an important agricultural pest.

Chrysomelinae
Chrysolina fastuosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Chrysomelinae
Latreille, 1802
Genera

See text for a partial list

Behaviour

Some species of Chrysomelidae express high levels of maternal care for insects. Not only do they locate food-rich environments for their eggs, they protect both the eggs and the larvae after hatching.[1]

Selected genera

The subfamily includes the following genera:

  • Colaspidema atrum
  • Paropsis dilatata
  • Peltoschema oceanica
  • Calomela satelles
  • Paropsides opposita
  • Paropsisterna
  • Plagiodera versicolora, larva and adults
  • Labidomera clivicollis, larva
gollark: It probably could be seen as some attempt at evilness, even if it *probably* won't actually damage anything.
gollark: Because they would probably damage things and thus be bad.
gollark: > I'm a very quiet polite person. I have agoraphobia, I never leave or bother anyone> Tbh I'm about to just beat him sensless.
gollark: Well, it might be rude, but it would be ruder and also probably a crime to break their camera.
gollark: Damaging people's things would be a crime. Also trespassing.

References
  1. Windsor D.M.; Dury, G.J.; Frieiro-Costa, F.A.; Lanckowsky S.; Pasteels, J.M. (2013). "Subsocial Neotropical Doryphorini (Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae): new observations on behavior, host plants and systematics". ZooKeys (332, Special issue: Jolivet P., Santiago–Blay, J. and Schmitt, M. (eds) Research on Chrysomelidae 4): 71–93. doi:10.3897/zookeys.332.5199. PMC 3805320. PMID 24163582.
  2. Ge, Siqin; Daccordi, Mauro; Yang, Xingke (2008). "Revision of the Genus Agasta Hope (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae)". Entomological News. 119 (4): 375–388. doi:10.3157/0013-872X-119.4.375.
  3. Poinar Jr, George (2013). "Stenaspidiotus microptilus n. gen., n. sp. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae) in Dominican amber, with evidence of tachinid (Diptera: Tachinidae) oviposition". Historical Biology: An International Journal of Paleobiology. 25 (1): 101–105. doi:10.1080/08912963.2012.710443.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.