Microrhopala Explained

Microrhopala is a genus of tortoise beetles and hispines in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 18 described species in Microrhopala.

Species

These 18 species belong to the genus Microrhopala:

• Microrhopala arizonica Schaeffer, 1906
• Microrhopala beckeri Weise, 1905
• Microrhopala ciliata Weise, 1911
• Microrhopala columbica Weise, 1911
• Microrhopala erebus (Newman, 1840)
• Microrhopala excavata (Olivier, 1808)
• Microrhopala floridana Schwarz, 1878
• Microrhopala hecate (Newman, 1840)
• Microrhopala inermis Staines, 2006
• Microrhopala moseri Uhmann, 1940
• Microrhopala perforata Baly, 1864
• Microrhopala pulchella Baly, 1864
• Microrhopala rileyi S. Clark, 1983
• Microrhopala rubrolineata (Mannerheim, 1843)
• Microrhopala sallei Baly, 1864
• Microrhopala unicolor Champion, 1894
• Microrhopala vittata (Fabricius, 1798) (goldenrod leaf miner)
• Microrhopala xerene (Newman, 1838)

Further reading

• Annotated list of the leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) of Kentucky: Subfamily Cassidinae. 2007. Barney . R. J.. Clark . S. M.. Riley . E. G.. Journal of the Kentucky Academy of Science. 68. 2. 132–144. 10.3101/1098-7096(2007)68[132:ALOTLB]2.0.CO;2. 198148537.
• Book: A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). 1999. Borowiec . Lech. Biologicae Silesiae. 978-83-909804-4-7.
• 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.. The Coleopterists' Society. Special Publication No. 1. 978-0-9726087-1-8.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 6: Chrysomeloidea. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26091-7.