Leptinotarsa

Several species in the genus produce leptinotarsin, a toxin similar to the diamphotoxin produced by species of the African leaf beetle genus Diamphidia. Some Leptinotarsa species are parasitised by ground beetles of genus Lebia.[2]

Leptinotarsa decemlineata larva

Leptinotarsa
Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Tribe: Chrysomelini
Genus: Leptinotarsa
Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 [1]
Species

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Leptinotarsa is a genus of leaf beetles.

Species
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References
  1. "Leptinotarsa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. Chaboo, Caroline (2011). "Defensive behaviors in leaf beetles: From the unusual to the weird" (PDF). In Weir, Tiffany; Vivanco, Jorge M. (eds.). Chemical Biology of the Tropics: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Signaling and Communication in Plants. Berlin: Springer Verlag. pp. 59–69. ISBN 3-642-19079-0. OCLC 706961677. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.


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