Scelolyperus Explained
Scelolyperus is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are more than 20 described species in Scelolyperus. They are found in North America, Mexico, and the Palaearctic.
Species
These 28 species belong to the genus Scelolyperus:
- Scelolyperus bimarginatus (Blake, 1928)
- Scelolyperus carinatus Wilcox, 1965
- Scelolyperus clarki Gilbert & Andrews
- Scelolyperus curvipes Wilcox, 1965
- Scelolyperus cyanellus (J. L. LeConte, 1865)
- Scelolyperus flavicollis (J. L. LeConte, 1859)
- Scelolyperus graptoderoides (Crotch, 1874)
- Scelolyperus hatchi Wilcox, 1965
- Scelolyperus laticeps (Horn, 1893)
- Scelolyperus lecontii (Crotch, 1873)
- Scelolyperus lemhii Hatch, 1971
- Scelolyperus liriophilus Wilcox, 1965
- Scelolyperus loripes Horn, 1893
- Scelolyperus megalurus Wilcox, 1965
- Scelolyperus meracus (Say, 1826)
- Scelolyperus nigrocyaneus (J. L. LeConte, 1879)
- Scelolyperus pasadenae S. Clark, 1996
- Scelolyperus phenacus Wilcox, 1965
- Scelolyperus phoxus Wilcox, 1965
- Scelolyperus ratulus Wilcox, 1965
- Scelolyperus schwarzii Horn, 1893
- Scelolyperus smaragdinus (J. L. LeConte, 1859)
- Scelolyperus tejonicus Crotch, 1874
- Scelolyperus tetonensis S. Clark, 1996
- Scelolyperus torquatus (J. L. LeConte, 1884)
- Scelolyperus transitus (Horn, 1893)
- Scelolyperus varipes (J. L. LeConte, 1857)
- Scelolyperus wilcoxi Hatch, 1971
Further reading
- How many genera and species of Galerucinae s. str. do we know? Updated statistics (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). In: Chaboo CS, Schmitt M (Eds) Research on Chrysomelidae. 2017. Nie . R-E. Bezděk . J.. Yang . X-K. ZooKeys. 720. 91–102. 10.3897/zookeys.720.13517. 5740445. 29290727. free.
- Book: A Synopsis of the North American Galerucinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). 1965. Wilcox . John A.. New York State Museum and Science Service.
- 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.
