Luperini (beetle) explained
Luperini (beetle) should not be confused with Luperina.
Luperini is a tribe of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are more than 30 genera and 500 described species in Luperini.
Genera
The genera below belong to the tribe Luperini:
- Acalymma Barber, 1947
- Agetocera Hope, 1831
- Amphelasma Barber, 1947
- Androlyperus Crotch, 1873
- Anisobrotica Bechyné & Bechyné, 1970
- Apophylia Thomson, 1858
- Apteromicrus Chen & Jiang, 1981
- Aristobrotica Bechyné, 1956
- Atrachya Dejean, 1837
- Aulacophora Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
- Brachyphora Jacoby, 1890
- Buckibrotica Bechyné & Bechyné, 1970
- Cassena Weise, 1892
- Calomicrus Dillwyn, 1829
- Cerophysa Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
- Cerophysella Laboissière, 1930
- Cerotoma Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
- Charaea Baly, 1878
- Clerotilia Jacoby, 1885
- Cneorane Baly, 1865
- Cneoranidea Chen, 1942
- Cneorella Medvedev & Dang, 1981
- Cochabamba Bechyné, 1955
- Cornubrotica Bechyné & Bechyné, 1970
- Coronabrotica Moura, 2010
- Cyclotrypema Blake, 1966
- Diabrotica Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
- Doryscus Jacoby, 1887
- Ensiforma Jacoby, 1876
- Epaenidea Gressitt & Kimoto, 1963
- Eusattodera Schaeffer, 1906
- Euliroetis Ogloblin, 1936
- Eumelepta Jacoby, 1892
- Fleutiauxia Laboissière, 1933
- Gynandrobrotica Bechyné, 1955
- Haplosomoides Duvivier, 1890
- Hesperomorpha Ogloblin, 1936
- Hoplasoma Jacoby, 1884
- Hoplosaenidea Laboissière, 1933
- Hyphaenia Baly, 1865
- Inbioluperus Clark, 1993
- Isotes Weise, 1922
- Japonitata Strand, 1922
- Jolibrotica Lee & Bezděk, 2015
- Keitheatus Wilcox, 1965
- Lanolepta Kimoto, 1991
- Leptaulaca Weise, 1902
- Liroetis Weise, 1889 (= Siemssenius Weise, 1922 = Zangia Chen, 1976)[1]
- Luperosoma Jacoby, 1891
- Luperus Muller, 1764
- Lygistus Wilcox, 1965
- Macrima Baly, 1878
- Medythia Jacoby, 1886
- Metacoryna Jacoby, 1888
- Metrioidea Fairmaire, 1881
- Mimagitocera Maulik, 1936
- Mimastra Baly, 1865
- Monolepta Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
- Munina Chen, 1976
- Neobrotica Jacoby, 1887
- Paleosepharia Laboissière, 1936
- Palmaria Bechyné, 1956
- Palpoxena Baly, 1861
- Paragetocera Laboissière, 1929
- Paranapiacaba J. Bechyné, 1958
- Paraplotes Laboissière, 1933
- Paratriarius Schaeffer, 1906
- Parexosoma Laboissière, 1932
- Paridea Baly, 1886
- Phyllecthris Dejean, 1836
- Phyllobrotica Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
- Platybrotica Cabrera & Cabrera Walsh, 2004
- Pseudespera Chen et al., 1985
- Pseudocophora Jacoby, 1884
- Pseudodiabrotica Jacoby, 1892
- Pseudoluperus Beller & Hatch, 1932
- Pseudosepharia Laboissière, 1936
- Pteleon Jacoby, 1888
- Scelida Chapuis, 1875
- Scelolyperus Crotch, 1874
- Shaira Maulik, 1936
- Shairella Chujo, 1962
- Sikkimia Duvivier, 1891
- Sinoluperus Gressitt & Kimoto, 1963
- Strobiderus Jacoby, 1884
- Synetocephalus Fall, 1910
- Taiwanaenidea Kimoto, 1984
- Taumacera Thunberg, 1814
- Theopea Baly, 1864
- Trachyscelida Horn, 1893
- Triarius Jacoby, 1887
- Trichobalya Weise, 1890
- Trichomimastra Weise, 1922
- Trichosepharia Laboissière, 1936
- Xingeina Chen et al., 1987
- Zischkaita Bechyné, 1956
- Zizonia Chen, 1976
Further reading
- Book: Host Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occurring in the United States and Canada. 2004. Clark . S.M.. Le Doux . D.G.. Riley . E.G.. Gilbert . A.J.. Sullivan . J.M.. 4. Coleopterists Society. 9780972608732.
- New species of Diabrotica Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae) and a key to Diabrotica and related genera. 2015. Derunkov . A.. Prado . L.. Tishechkin . A.. Konstantinov . A.. 3. 1–55 . 10.12976/jib/2015.3.2 . Journal of Insect Biodiversity. free.
- Book: Classification of the Coleoptera of North America. 1861. LeConte . J.L.. Smithsonian Miscellaneous Collections. 3. 136. 0665100558. 10.5962/bhl.title.38459. free.
- New records, nomenclatural changes, and taxonomic notes for select North American leaf beetles. 2001. Riley . Edward G.. Clark . Shawn M.. Gilbert . Arthur J.. Insecta Mundi. 15. 1. 1–17. 0749-6737.
- Book: Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). 2003. Riley . Edward G.. Clark . Shawn M.. Seeno . Terry N.. Special Publication. The Coleopterists' Society. 0-9726087-1-0.
Notes and References
- Bezděk. J.. 2021. Redefinition of Liroetis, with descriptions of two new species and an annotated list of species (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 61. 2. 529–614. 10.37520/aemnp.2021.030. free.
