Chrysomelidae genera

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Leptinotarsa is a genus of leaf beetles.

Cryptocephalus is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Cryptocephalinae and belonging to the group of case-bearing leaf beetles called the Camptosomata.

Aphthona is a genus of beetle, in the leaf beetle family Chrysomelidae, native to Europe and Asia. More specifically, Aphthona are flea beetles, meaning they have enlarged hind legs for jumping away from potential danger. There are some 300 species known worldwide.

thumb|Chrysomela scripta Chrysomela is a genus of leaf beetles found almost throughout the world, but not in Australia. It contains around 40 species, including 7 in eastern and northern Europe. It also includes at least 17 species in North America, including the cottonwood leaf beetle Chrysomela scripta.

Gonioctena is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are more than 90 described species in Gonioctena. thumb|Gonioctena viminalis

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Bruchus is a genus of beetles in the leaf beetle family, Chrysomelidae. They are distributed mainly in the Palearctic, especially in Europe. Several occur in other parts of the world, such as North America, Africa, and Australia, as introduced species. Several species are notorious agricultural pests.

Psylliodes is a large genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 200 described species worldwide.

thumb|Chrysolina bicolor thumb|Chrysolina hyperici|C. hyperici thumb|Chrysolina numida thumbnail|Chrysolina quadrigemina Chrysolina is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduced species in Australia.

Phyllotreta is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least 300 described species worldwide. thumb|Phyllotreta undulata

Donacia is a large genus of aquatic leaf beetles in the subfamily Donaciinae. Like other members of that subfamily, the beetles have densely pubescent undersides and long antennae. The genus is recognized by the truncate elytral apex and pubescent area above the procoxa. Adults are active and readily take flight. Adults feed on the upper epidermis of host plants; some may be pollen feeders. Larvae feed on the sap of submerged portions of aquatic plants, such as water lilies, sedges (Cyperaceae), Sagittaria (Alismataceae), Sparganium (Typhaceae), pond weed (Potamogeton). They are believed to br

thumb|Timarcha goettingensis Timarcha is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, 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. Timarcha are herbivorous species, living mostly on plants belonging to Rubiaceae and Plumbaginaceae, although a few can feed on Brassicaceae and Rosaceae. Timarcha is the only member of the tribe Timarchini.

Longitarsus is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. It is the most speciose genus of flea beetles, comprising over 700 species, and has a cosmopolitan distribution.

genus of leaf beetles

Galeruca is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Galerucinae. It is distributed in the Palaearctic and Nearctic realms. In Turkey, the genus is represented by 10 species.

Gastrophysa is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, in which the females typically exhibit swollen, membranous abdomens, a condition known as physogastrism.

Pachybrachis is a genus of scriptured leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least 220 described species in Pachybrachis. thumb|Pachybrachis tridens

Epitrix is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are 162 described species in Epitrix, which occur in all continents except Australia and Antarctica. Many species of the genus are serious pests of potatoes and other plants in the Solanaceae family. thumb|Epitrix hirtipennis

thumb|upright|Neocrepidodera transversa thumb|Neocrepidodera brevicollis Neocrepidodera is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, containing some 100 described species worldwide.

Acanthoscelides is a genus of bean weevils of the subfamily Bruchinae. They are native to the New World. About one third of them can be found in Mexico.

genus of leaf beetles

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Crepidodera is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There some 40 described species worldwide. thumb|Female Crepidodera aurata

Hypocassida is a genus of leaf beetles belonging to the subfamily Cassidinae.

Colaspidea is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from North America (California and the southwestern United States) and the Mediterranean. It has recently been suggested that the Mediterranean species of Colaspidea are a sister genus to Chalcosicya, and that Colaspina forms a sister genus to the former two combined. It has also been suggested that the North American species of Colaspidea may represent a separate genus.

Dibolia is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are some 60 described species worldwide. thumb|Dibolia occultans

Diabrotica is a large, widespread genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. Members of this genus include several destructive agricultural pest species, sometimes referred to as corn rootworms.

Phratora is a genus of leaf beetles. It is synonymous to Phyllodecta . European Phratora species can be distinguished based on morphology of female genitalia., but they differ little in size and body form and most show metallic coloration.

Plateumaris is a genus of aquatic leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Donaciinae and is Holarctic in distribution. There are 17 described species in North America and 10 species in the Palaearctic Region.

thumb|Aspidomorpha miliaris. thumb|Aspidimorpha quinquefasciata. thumb|Aspidimorpha togata thumb|Aspidimorpha deusta, larva. Aspidimorpha is a large Old World genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae and tribe Aspidimorphini. The genus name is frequently misspelled as "Aspidomorpha", due to an unjustified spelling change in 1848.

Chiridopsis is a genus of African, Palaearctic and Oriental leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.

Galerucella is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae described by George Robert Crotch in 1873. It is widely distributed but absent in the Neotropics. Some species feed on waterlilies and are used as biocontrol of introduced, invasive waterlilies. Galerucella tenella feed on strawberry plants.

Acalymma is a genus of leaf beetles found mainly in the New World. Approximately 72 species have been described in the Western Hemisphere.

Plagiodera is a genus of Chrysomelinae (a subfamily of leaf beetles).

Labidostomis is a genus of short-horned leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Cryptocephalinae.

Hispa is the type genus of leaf beetles in the tibe Hispini (subfamily Cassidinae). Species are recorded from Africa, the Palaearctic and Oriental realms.

Trirhabda is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are more than 30 described species in Trirhabda. They are found in North America and Mexico. thumb thumb

genus of leaf beetles

Agelastica is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae.

Aulacophora is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as pumpkin beetles; some species are pests of agricultural crops. The genus was named in 1836 by the French entomologist Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat, in Dejean's Catalogue des Coléoptères. The name, from Ancient Greek, signifies "furrow-bearer"' from aulax, "furrow".

genus of flea beetles

genus of leaf beetles

Chelymorpha is a genus of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae, found mostly in the Americas, but also with records from southern Europe. There are more than 70 described species in Chelymorpha. thumb|Chelymorpha cribraria

Callosobruchus is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, the leaf beetles. It is in the subfamily Bruchinae, the bean weevils. Many beetles in the genus are well known as economically important pests that infest stored foodstuffs.

Acromis is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. The three known species of this genus are found in Southern America. These species exhibit subsocial behavior, where the females lay clusters of eggs that she guards until they hatch, the larvae mature, pupate, and young adults disperse.

Calligrapha is a large genus of American Chrysomelinae (a subfamily of leaf beetles), with over 100 species occurring from North America through Central America.

Apteropeda is a genus of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae.

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Derocrepis is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are seven described species in Derocrepis.

Microctenochira is a genus of tortoise beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least 110 described species in the genus Microctenochira.

Dicladispa is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae; it was erected by Raffaello Gestro in 1897.

Syphrea is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 100 described species, found in North America and the Neotropics.

Clytra is a genus of short-horned leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Cryptocephalinae.

Ophraella is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae.

Macroplea is a genus of beetle of the subfamily Donaciinae in the family of leaf beetles.

Derospidea is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least two described species in Derospidea. They are found in North America and Mexico.

Colaspis is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is one of the largest genera in the subfamily, containing over 200 species, and it is known from both North and South America. A number of species from this genus are considered to be pests, such as the grape colaspis (Colaspis brunnea). Some species are known from the fossil record from the Eocene of Colorado in the United States.

Miraces is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are six described species in Miraces. They are found in North America and the Neotropics.