Chrysolina bicolor (Fabricius, 1775) (2991758086)

Chrysolina numida Reiche, 1864 (3502036144)

''Chrysolina'' is a large

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus com ...

leaf beetle 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 ...

s in the subfamily

Chrysomelinae The Chrysomelinae are a subfamily of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae), commonly known as broad-bodied leaf beetles or broad-shouldered leaf beetles. It includes some 3,000 species around the world. The best-known member is the notorious Colorado pot ...

. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and

introduced species An introduced species, alien species, exotic species, adventive species, immigrant species, foreign species, non-indigenous species, or non-native species is a species living outside its native distributional range, but which has arrived there ...

in Australia. The species ''

Chrysolina cerealis ''Chrysolina cerealis'', the rainbow leaf beetle or Snowdon beetle, is a beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. Subspecies Subspecies within this genus include: * ''Chrysolina cerealis cerealis'' (Linnaeus, 1767) (Central and Western Eur ...

'' and '' C. graminis'' are protected in the

United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom (UK) or Britain, is a country in Europe, off the north-western coast of the continental mainland. It comprises England, Scotland, Wales and North ...

. All species of ''Chrysolina'' are

phytophagous A herbivore is an animal anatomically and physiologically adapted to eating plant material, for example foliage or marine algae, for the main component of its diet. As a result of their plant diet, herbivorous animals typically have mouthpar ...

, feeding on specific food plants, and some of them have been used for

biological control Biological control or biocontrol is a method of controlling pests, such as insects, mites, weeds, and plant diseases, using other organisms. It relies on predation, parasitism, herbivory, or other natural mechanisms, but typically also invo ...

weed A weed is a plant considered undesirable in a particular situation, "a plant in the wrong place", or a plant growing where it is not wanted.Harlan, J. R., & deWet, J. M. (1965). Some thoughts about weeds. ''Economic botany'', ''19''(1), 16-24. ...

s. To control ''

Hypericum perforatum ''Hypericum perforatum'', known as St. John's wort, is a flowering plant in the family Hypericaceae and the type species of the genus ''Hypericum''. Possibly a hybrid between '' H. maculatum'' and '' H. attenuatum'', the species can be found a ...

'' (St John's wort), ''C. hyperici'' was successfully naturalized in

Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...

in the 1930sWilfred William Robbins, Alden Springer Crafts. ''Weed Control: A Textbook and Manual''. N.Y.: McGraw-Hill, 1962. P. 137, 155, 162. and several species, especially ''C. quadrigemina'', were introduced to

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in the late 1940s.Richard E. White. ''A Field Guide to the Beetles of North America''. Boston: Houghton Mifflin, 1983. . P. 296.

Systematic classification of European species

*Order

Coleoptera Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 describ ...

*:Suborder

Polyphaga Polyphaga is the largest and most diverse suborder of beetles. It comprises 144 families in 16 superfamilies, and displays an enormous variety of specialization and adaptation, with over 350,000 described species, or approximately 90% of the b ...

*::Superfamily

Chrysomeloidea The Chrysomeloidea are an enormous superfamily of beetles, with tens of thousands of species. The largest families are Cerambycidae, long-horned beetles, with more than 35,000 species, and Chrysomelidae, leaf beetles, with more than 13,000 specie ...

Latreille, 1802 *:::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 ...

Latreille, 1802 *::::Subfamily

Latreille, 1802 *:::::Genus ''Chrysolina''

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, 1860 *::::::Subgenus ''

Allochrysolina ''Allochrysolina'' is a subgenus of the genus '' Chrysolina'' of the subfamily Chrysomelinae within the family of leaf beetles. Species of this subgenus are found in Europe and North Africa North Africa, or Northern Africa is a region encompa ...

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Chrysolina fuliginosa ''Chrysolina fuliginosa'' is a species of beetle from a family of Chrysomelidae, that can be found in France, Northern Italy, Northern Spain, and West Germany West Germany is the colloquial term used to indicate the Federal Republic of Ge ...

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Chrysolina lepida ''Chrysolina lepida'' is a species of beetle from Chrysomelidae family, that could be found in Iberian peninsula, Southern France, Italy, and Northwest Africa The Maghreb (; ar, الْمَغْرِب, al-Maghrib, lit=the west), also know ...

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Chrysolina aurichalcea ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...

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, 1825) *:::::::'' Chrysolina eurina'' ( Frivaldszky, 1883) *:::::::''

Chrysolina relucens ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...

'' (Rosenhauer, 1847) *:::::::'' Chrysolina schatzmayri'' (Muller, 1916) *::::::Subgenus ''Arctolina'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina septentrionalis'' (Menetries, 1851) *::::::Subgenus ''Bechynia'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina milleri'' (Weise, 1884) *:::::::'' Chrysolina philotesia'' Daccordi & Ruffo, 1980 *:::::::'' Chrysolina platypoda'' ( Bechyné, 1950) *:::::::'' Chrysolina substrangulata'' Bourdonne, 1986 *::::::Subgenus ''Bittotaenia'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina salviae'' ( Germar, 1824) *::::::Subgenus ''Cecchiniola'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina platyscelidina'' (Jacobson, 1898) *::::::Subgenus ''Centoptera'' *:::::::''

Chrysolina bicolor ''Chrysolina bicolor'' is a species of beetle belonging to the Chrysomelidae family. Description ''Chrysolina bicolor'' reaches about in length, with females slightly larger than males. Pronotum is usually metallic blue. Elytra are densely punc ...

'' ( Fabricius, 1775) *::::::Subgenus ''Chalcoidea'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina analis'' (

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, 1767) *:::::::'' Chrysolina carnifex'' melanaria (Suffrian, 1851) *:::::::'' Chrysolina carnifex'' ( Fabricius, 1792) *:::::::'' Chrysolina cinctipennis'' (Harold, 1874) *:::::::'' Chrysolina curvilinea'' (Weise, 1884) *:::::::'' Chrysolina hyrcana'' (Weise, 1884) *:::::::''

Chrysolina interstincta ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...

'' (Suffrian, 1851) *:::::::'' Chrysolina marginata'' (

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) *:::::::'' Chrysolina taygetana'' Bechyné, 1952 *::::::Subgenus ''Chrysolina'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina bankii'' ( Fabricius, 1775) *:::::::'' Chrysolina costalis'' (

, 1807) *:::::::'' Chrysolina fortunata'' ( Wollaston, 1864) *:::::::'' Chrysolina obsoleta'' (Brulle, 1838) *:::::::'' Chrysolina rufa'' (Duftschmid, 1825) *:::::::'' Chrysolina staphylaea'' (

) *:::::::'' Chrysolina wollastoni'' Bechyné, 1957 *::::::Subgenus ''Chrysomorpha'' *:::::::''

'' (

, 1767) *::::::Subgenus ''Colaphodes'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina haemoptera'' (

) *::::::Subgenus ''Colaphoptera'' *:::::::''

Chrysolina globosa ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...

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, 1805) *:::::::'' Chrysolina pliginskii'' (Reitter, 1913) *:::::::'' Chrysolina purpurascens'' ( Germar, 1822) *::::::Subgenus ''Colaphosoma'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina sturmi'' (Westhoff, 1882) *::::::Subgenus ''Craspeda'' *:::::::''

Chrysolina jenisseiensis ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...

'' (Breit, 1920) *:::::::''

Chrysolina limbata ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...

'' ( Fabricius, 1775) *::::::Subgenus ''Cyrtochrysolina'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina marcasitica'' ( Germar, 1824) *::::::Subgenus ''Erythrochrysa'' *:::::::''

Chrysolina polita ''Chrysolina polita '' is a species of leaf beetle native to Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe ...

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) *::::::Subgenus ''Euchrysolina'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina graminis'' (

) *:::::::''

Chrysolina virgata ''Chrysolina virgata'' is a species of leaf beetle in the genus Chrysolina. Taxonomy The genus ''Chrysolina'' currently contains 39 subgenus, subgenera. ''C. virgata'' is located in the subgenus ''Euchrysolina'' which additionally contains only ...

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, 1860) *::::::Subgenus ''Fastuolina'' *:::::::''

Chrysolina fastuosa ''Chrysolina fastuosa'', also known as the dead-nettle leaf beetle, is a species of beetle from a family of leaf beetle, Chrysomelidae found in Europe, Caucasus and northern Turkey. Description The species has a length ranging from . ''C. fastuo ...

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, 1763) *::::::Subgenus ''Heliostola'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina carpathica'' (Fuss, 1856) *:::::::'' Chrysolina lichenis'' (Richter, 1820) *:::::::'' Chrysolina schneideri'' (Weise, 1882) *::::::Subgenus ''Hypericia'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina brunsvicensis'' (Gravenhorst, 1807) *:::::::''

Chrysolina corcyria ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...

'' (Suffrian, 1851) *:::::::'' Chrysolina cuprina'' (Duftschmid, 1825) *:::::::''

Chrysolina didymata ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...

'' (Scriba, 1791) *:::::::'' Chrysolina geminata'' (Paykull, 1799) *:::::::''

Chrysolina hyperici ''Chrysolina hyperici'', the Saint John's Wort Beetle is a species of beetles of the family Chrysomelidae. Life cycle The species lays up to 2.000 eggs on the host plant during the fall. Larvae emerge in the spring. They spend the winter as ad ...

'' (Forster, 1771) *:::::::''

Chrysolina quadrigemina ''Chrysolina quadrigemina'' is a beetle of the family Chrysomelidae. The species was described by Suffrian in 1851. It is native to Europe and North Africa. It feeds on ''Hypericum perforatum'' and other members of the genus. This plant is an i ...

'' (Suffrian, 1851) *::::::Subgenus ''Maenadochrysa'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina affinis'' ( Fabricius, 1787) *:::::::'' Chrysolina aveyronenesis'' Bechyné, 1950 *:::::::'' Chrysolina baetica'' (Suffrian, 1851) *:::::::'' Chrysolina femoralis'' (

, 1790) *::::::Subgenus ''Melasomoptera'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina grossa'' ( Fabricius, 1792) *:::::::'' Chrysolina lucida'' (

, 1807) *:::::::'' Chrysolina lutea'' (Petagna, 1819) *::::::Subgenus ''Mimophaedon'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina pourtoyi'' Bourdonne, 1996 *::::::Subgenus ''Ovosoma'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina atrovirens'' ( Frivaldszky, 1876) *:::::::'' Chrysolina cretica'' (

, 1807) *:::::::'' Chrysolina halysa'' Bechyné, 1950 *:::::::'' Chrysolina orientalis'' (

, 1807) *:::::::'' Chrysolina rhodia'' Bechyné, 1950 *:::::::'' Chrysolina sahlbergi'' (Menetries, 1832) *:::::::'' Chrysolina susterai'' Bechyné, 1950 *:::::::'' Chrysolina turca'' (Fairmaire, 1865) *:::::::'' Chrysolina vernalis'' (Brulle, 1832) *::::::Subgenus ''Ovostoma'' *:::::::''

Chrysolina globipennis ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...

'' (Suffrian, 1851) *:::::::'' Chrysolina olivieri'' (Bedel, 1892) *::::::Subgenus ''Palaeosticta'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina diluta'' ( Germar, 1824) *::::::Subgenus ''Rhyssoloma'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina fragariae'' ( Wollaston, 1854) *::::::Subgenus ''Sphaerochrysolina'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina umbratilis'' (Weise, 1887) *::::::Subgenus ''Sphaeromela'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina varians'' (Schaller, 1783) *::::::Subgenus ''Stichoptera'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina colasi'' (Cobos, 1952) *:::::::'' Chrysolina grancanariensis'' (Lindberg, 1953) *:::::::'' Chrysolina gypsophilae'' (Kuster, 1845) *:::::::'' Chrysolina latecincta'' (Demaison, 1896) *:::::::'' Chrysolina kuesteri'' (Helliesen, 1912) *:::::::''

Chrysolina lucidicollis ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...

'' (Kuster, 1845) *:::::::''

Chrysolina mactata ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...

'' (Fairmaire, 1859) *:::::::'' Chrysolina rossia'' (Illiger, 1802) *:::::::'' Chrysolina sanguinolenta'' (

) *:::::::'' Chrysolina stachydis'' (Gene, 1839) *:::::::'' Chrysolina variolosa'' (Petagna, 1819) *::::::Subgenus ''Sulcicollis'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina chalcites'' ( Germar, 1824) *:::::::'' Chrysolina oricalcia'' (Muller O. F., 1776) *:::::::'' Chrysolina peregrina'' (Herrich-Schaeffer, 1839) *:::::::''

Chrysolina rufoaenea ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...

'' (Suffrian, 1851) *::::::Subgenus ''Synerga'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina coerulans'' (Scriba, 1791) *:::::::''

Chrysolina herbacea ''Chrysolina herbacea'', also known as the mint leaf beetle, or green mint beetle (in the UK), is a species of beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. Description The species is green, with black legs and antennae. Females can range in colour from ...

'' (Duftschmid, 1825) *:::::::'' Chrysolina suffriani'' (Fairmaire, 1859) *:::::::'' Chrysolina viridana'' (Kuster, 1844) *::::::Subgenus ''Taeniochrysea'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina americana'' (

) *::::::Subgenus ''Taeniosticha'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina reitteri'' (Weise, 1884) *::::::Subgenus ''Threnosoma'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina cribrosa'' (Ahrens, 1812) *:::::::'' Chrysolina fimbrialis'' (Kuster, 1845) *:::::::'' Chrysolina helopioides'' (Suffrian, 1851) *:::::::'' Chrysolina inflata'' (Weise, 1916) *:::::::'' Chrysolina joliveti'' Bechyné, 1950 *:::::::'' Chrysolina obenbergeri'' Bechyné, 1950 *:::::::'' Chrysolina obscurella'' (Suffrian, 1851) *:::::::'' Chrysolina osellai'' (Daccordi & Ruffo, 1979) *:::::::'' Chrysolina tagana'' (Suffrian, 1851) *:::::::''

Chrysolina timarchoides ''Chrysolina'' is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduce ...

'' (Brisout, 1882) *:::::::'' Chrysolina weisei'' ( Frivaldszky, 1883) *::::::Subgenus ''Timarchida'' *:::::::'' Chrysolina deubeli'' (Ganglbauer, 1897)

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