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Chrysomelinae

Leschen, Richard A. B.;Reid, Chris A. M.;Nadein, Konstantin S.

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Chrysomelinae

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The Chrysomelinae are a subfamily of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae), commonly known as broad-bodied leaf beetles or broad-shouldered leaf beetles. It includes some 3,000 species around the world.

Species

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassInsecta
  4. OrderColeoptera
  5. FamilyChrysomelinae
Observations recorded1,195

via GBIF

Museum specimens

Specimen records
28
With media
11
Family
Chrysomelidae
Collections
ASU, UCSB, CHAS, MSU
Recorded in
Guatemala, Mexico, United States

Described at

Key to the Chrysomelinae of NSW

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Encyclopedic overview

9 sections
Contents
  • Description
  • Diet
  • Life cycle
  • Behaviour
  • Evolutionary history
  • Selected genera
  • Gallery
  • References
  • External links

The Chrysomelinae are a subfamily of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae), commonly known as broad-bodied leaf beetles or broad-shouldered leaf beetles. It includes some 3,000 species around the world.

The best-known member is the notorious Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), an important agricultural pest.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Chrysomelinae” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.

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