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Chrysomelidae is a large family of beetles that includes many species known as leaf beetles because they often feed on plants. These beetles matter because some species are important agricultural pests that damage crops, while others play roles in ecosystems as herbivores and food sources for other animals.
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Species
leaf beetles
FAMILY
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderColeoptera
- FamilyChrysomelidae
亞科 水金花蟲亞科 Donaciinae 廣肩金花蟲亞科 Megalopodinae 盾胸金花蟲亞科 Zeugophorinae 窄頸金花蟲亞科 Crioceridae 筒金花蟲亞科 Cryptocephalinae 猿金花蟲亞科 Eumolpinae 金花蟲亞科 Chrysomelinae 螢金花蟲亞科 Galerucinae 龜金花蟲亞科 Cassidinae 葉蚤亞科 Alticinae 鐵甲蟲亞科 Hispinae 金花蟲是一群中、小型的甲蟲，體長介於1.0mm ~ 16.0mm；主要分辨特徵在於跗節節數，其跗節共有五節，但第四節通常退化而緊連結在第五節基部，因此可見跗節為四節；天牛也具有這個特徵，而且有些金花蟲外型與天牛非常相像，但天牛觸角較長，且複眼內缘凹陷，可以作為辨別特徵；此外有些瓢蟲長的像金花蟲，但其跗節只有三節，所以很容易辨別；還有一些擬步行蟲也很像金花蟲，但他們的跗節可以清楚看到五節，因此也是很容易判定。 金花蟲是完全變態昆蟲，生活史可分為卵、幼蟲、蛹、成蟲等四個階段；台灣金花蟲皆為食植性，大部份成蟲均以特定植物為食，幼蟲生活環境與食草多半與成蟲相同。 參考資料 李奇峰‧鄭興宗 (编). 台灣產金花蟲科圖誌.
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Chrysomeloidea
Article
The beetle family Chrysomelidae, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous subfamilies are recognized, but the specifics of leaf beetle taxonomy and systematics are likely to change with ongoing research.
Adult and larval leaf beetles feed on a variety of plant tissue, with some being specialists of particular species or families of plant. Many are serious pests of cultivated plants, for example the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), the asparagus beetle (Crioceris asparagi), the cereal leaf beetle (Oulema melanopus), the mustard beetle (Phaedon cochleariae) and various flea beetles, and a few act as vectors of plant diseases. Others are beneficial due to their use in biocontrol of invasive weeds. Some Chrysomelidae are conspicuously colored, typically in glossy yellow to red or metallic blue-green hues, and some (especially Cassidinae) have spectacularly bizarre shapes. Thus, they are highly popular among insect collectors.