Leptinotarsa Explained

Leptinotarsa is a genus of leaf beetles.

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.^[1]

Species

• Leptinotarsa behrensi Harold, 1877
• Leptinotarsa collinsi Wilcox, 1972
• Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say, 1824) (Colorado potato beetle)
• Leptinotarsa defecta Stål, 1859
• Leptinotarsa dellacasai Daccordi & Zoia, 2017
• Leptinotarsa gilberti Daccordi & Zoia, 2017
• Leptinotarsa haldemani Rogers, 1856
• Leptinotarsa heydeni
• Leptinotarsa juncta (Germar, 1824) (false potato beetle)
• Leptinotarsa lineolata Stål, 1863
• Leptinotarsa mariachia Daccordi & Zoia, 2017
• Leptinotarsa peninsularis Horn, 1894
• Leptinotarsa rubiginosa Rogers, 1856
• Leptinotarsa texana
• Leptinotarsa tlascalana Stål, 1858
• Leptinotarsa tumamoca Tower, 1918
• Leptinotarsa typographica
• Leptinotarsa undecimlineata

External links

• Leptinotarsa at the Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 4 July 2013.

Notes and References

1. Book: Chaboo, Caroline . Weir . Tiffany . Vivanco . Jorge M. . Defensive behaviors in leaf beetles: From the unusual to the weird . http://biodiversity.ku.edu/sites/default/files/publications/chaboo-2011.pdf . Chemical Biology of the Tropics: An Interdisciplinary Approach . Signaling and Communication in Plants . . Berlin . 2011 . 59–69 . 978-3-642-19079-7 . 706961677 . 4 July 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131207080336/http://biodiversity.ku.edu/sites/default/files/publications/chaboo-2011.pdf . 7 December 2013 .