Chrysomelini Explained

Chrysomelini is a tribe of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are over 150 described genera in Chrysomelini, variously arranged into subtribes, though the exact number and constituency of these subtribes is a source of ongoing debate.^[1]

Selected genera

• Cadiz Andrews & Gilbert, 1992
• Calligrapha Chevrolat, 1836
• Chrysolina Motschulsky, 1860
• Chrysomela Linnaeus, 1758
• Doryphora Illiger, 1807
• Entomoscelis Chevrolat, 1836
• Gastrophysa Chevrolat, 1836
• Gonioctena Chevrolat, 1836
• Labidomera Chevrolat, 1836
• Leptinotarsa Chevrolat, 1836
• Microtheca Stål, 1860
• Oreina Chevrolat, 1836
• Paropsisterna Motschulsky, 1860
• Phaedon Latreille, 1829
• Phratora Chevrolat, 1836
• Plagiodera Chevrolat, 1836
• Prasocuris Latreille, 1802
• Proseicela Chevrolat, 1836
• Trachymela Weise, 1908
• Zygogramma Chevrolat, 1836

Further reading

• Arnett, R. H. Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). (21 June 2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, Florida .
• Arnett, Ross H. (2000). American Insects: A Handbook of the Insects of America North of Mexico. CRC Press.
• Richard E. White. (1983). Peterson Field Guides: Beetles. Houghton Mifflin Company.

External links

• NCBI Taxonomy Browser, Chrysomelini

Notes and References

1. Petitpierre, E. (2011) Cytogenetics, cytotaxonomy and chromosomal evolution of Chrysomelinae revisited (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). In: Jolivet, P., Santiago-Blay, J. & Schmitt, M. (eds.) Research on Chrysomelidae 3. ZooKeys 157: 67–79. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.157.1339