Clytrini

The Clytrini are a tribe within the leaf beetle subfamily Cryptocephalinae, though historically they were often treated as a distinct subfamily, Clytrinae. As the other Cryptocephalinae, they belong to the group of case-bearing leaf beetles known as Camptosomata.

Clytrini
Clytra laeviuscula
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Clytrini

Genera

Many, see text

Synonyms

Clytrinae

Clytrini are known for their Myrmecophily.[1]

Selected genera and species

Tituboea illigeri


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References

  1. Agrain, F. A.; Buffington, M. L.; Chaboo, C. S.; Chamorro, M. L.; Schöller, M. (December 17, 2015). "Leaf beetles are ant-nest beetles: the curious life of the juvenile stages of case-bearers (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". ZooKeys. Pensoft Publishers (547): 133–164. doi:10.3897/zookeys.547.6098. PMC 4714338. PMID 26798319.


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