''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called

leaf beetles The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...

and in the family

Chrysomelidae The insects of the beetle family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles, and include over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...

. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''

Acacia ''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...

'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared with other leaf beetles and their larvae are globose. ''Calomela'' includes about 45 species which are found in all states of Australia.

List of species

The genus includes the following species: * '' Calomela acaciae'' (Lea, 1916) * ''

Calomela acervata ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' (Blackburn, 1889) * ''

Calomela aeneonitens ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' (Clark, 1865) * ''

Calomela apicalis ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' Blackburn, 1889 * '' Calomela australica'' (Blackburn, 1893) * ''

Calomela bartoni ''Calomela bartoni'' (common name Acacia leaf beetle) is a beetle in the Chrysomelidae (leaf beetle) family, which is found in New South Wales and Victoria. It was first described by Joseph Sugar Baly in 1856 as ''Australica bartoni'', It wa ...

'' (Baly, 1856) * ''

Calomela cingulata ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' (Baly, 1856) * ''

Calomela colorata ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' (Germar, 1848) * ''

Calomela crassicornis ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' (Fabricius, 1775) * '' Calomela curtisi'' (Kirby, 1818) * ''

Calomela distinguenda ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' Blackburn, 1889 * ''

Calomela eyrei ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' Blackburn, 1890 * ''

Calomela foveicollis ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' (Baly, 1878) * ''

Calomela fugitiva ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' Lea, 1903 * ''

Calomela fulvilabris ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' (Germar, 1848) * ''

Calomela gloriosa ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' Lea, 1903 * '' Calomela imperialis'' Blackburn, 1893 * ''

Calomela inornata ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' (Baly, 1865) * '' Calomela intemerata'' Lea, 1903 * ''

Calomela ioptera ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' (Baly, 1856) * ''

Calomela jansoni ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' (Baly, 1865) * ''

Calomela juncta ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' Lea, 1903 * ''

Calomela laticollis ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' Lea, 1916 * ''

Calomela macleayi ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' (Boisduval, 1835) * '' Calomela maculicollis'' (Boisduval, 1835) * ''

Calomela micans ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' (Baly, 1876) * '' Calomela moorei'' Chu & Reid, 2018 * ''

Calomela nigra ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' Lea, 1903 * '' Calomela nigripennis'' Lea, 1903 * ''

Calomela nitidipennis ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' (Boisduval, 1835) * ''

Calomela pallida ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' (Baly, 1856) * ''

Calomela parilis ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' Lea, 1903 * ''

Calomela picticornis ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' Lea, 1929 * '' Calomela pubiceps'' (Lea, 1916) * '' Calomela pulchella'' (Baly, 1856) * '' Calomela regalis'' Lea, 1915 * ''

Calomela relicta ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' Reid, 1989 * '' Calomela ruficeps'' (Boisduval, 1835) * ''

Calomela satelles ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' Blackburn, 1893 * ''

Calomela selmani ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' Daccordi, 2003 * ''

Calomela sumptuosa ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' (Selman, 1976) * ''

Calomela suturalis ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' (Jacoby, 1885) * '' Calomela tarsalis'' Blackburn, 1889 * '' Calomela testacea'' Lhoste, 1934 * ''

Calomela vacillans ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' Lea, 1915 * ''

Calomela vittata ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' (Baly, 1856) * ''

Calomela waterhousei ''Calomela'' is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of ''Acacia'' and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared wi ...

'' (Baly, 1864)

References

{{Taxonbar, from=Q10743933 Beetles of Australia Chrysomelidae genera Chrysomelinae Taxa named by Frederick William Hope Beetles described in 1840