''Chrysomela'' is a
genus of
leaf beetles found almost throughout the world, but not 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 ...
. It contains around 40 species, including 7 in eastern and northern Europe. It also includes at least 17 species in
North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered to the north by the Arctic Ocean, to the east by the Atlantic Ocean, to the southeast by South America and the Car ...
, including the cottonwood leaf beetle ''
Chrysomela scripta
''Chrysomela scripta'', the cottonwood leaf beetle, is a species of leaf beetle 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 50,00 ...
''.
Taxonomy
''Chrysomela'' is traditionally broken up into three subgenera, ''Chrysomela'', ''Macrolina'' (or ''Strickerus'') and ''Pachylina''.
[ In 1998, researchers Maurizio Biondi and Mauro Daccordi proposed a new classification of ''Chryomela'' without any subgenera. This was followed by the sixth volume of the ''Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera''.]
Species
These 28 species belong to the genus ''Chrysomela'':Chrysomela confluens
''Chrysomela confluens'' is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America
North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the Western Hemisphere. It is bordered ...
'' Rogers, 1856 i c g b
* '' Chrysomela crotchi'' Brown, 1956 i c g b (aspen leaf beetle)
* '' Chrysomela cuprea'' Fabricius, 1775 g
* '' Chrysomela cyaneoviridis'' Gruev, 1994
* '' Chrysomela falsa'' Brown, 1956 i c g b
* '' Chrysomela flavicornis'' Suffrian, 1851 g
* '' Chrysomela interrupta'' Fabricius, 1801 i c g b (alder leaf beetle)
* '' Chrysomela invicta'' Brown, 1956 i c g
* '' Chrysomela knabi'' Brown, 1956 i c g b
* '' Chrysomela lapponica'' Linnaeus, 1758 g
* '' Chrysomela laurentia'' Brown, 1956 i c g b
* '' Chrysomela lineatopunctata'' Forster, 1771 i c g b
* '' Chrysomela mainensis'' J. Bechyné, 1954 i c g b
* ''Chrysomela populi
''Chrysomela populi'' is a species of broad-shouldered leaf beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Chrysomelinae.
Distribution
This species is one of the most widespread and frequent species of leaf beetles from the subfamily Ch ...
'' Linnaeus, 1758 g
* ''Chrysomela saliceti
''Chrysomela'' is a genus of leaf beetles found almost throughout the world, but not in Australia. It contains around 40 species, including 7 in eastern and northern Europe. It also includes at least 17 species in North America, including the c ...
'' (Weise, 1884) g
** ''Chrysomela saliceti afghanica'' (Reineck, 1937)
** ''Chrysomela saliceti quadricollis'' (Jakob, 1955)
** ''Chrysomela saliceti saliceti'' Weise, 1884)
** ''Chrysomela saliceti turcestanica'' (Reineck, 1937)
* '' Chrysomela salicivorax'' (Jakob, 1953)
* ''Chrysomela schaefferi
''Chrysomela schaefferi'' is a species of leaf beetle 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 ...
'' Brown, 1956 i c g b
* ''Chrysomela scripta
''Chrysomela scripta'', the cottonwood leaf beetle, is a species of leaf beetle 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 50,00 ...
'' Fabricius, 1801 i c g b (cottonwood leaf beetle)
* ''Chrysomela semota
''Chrysomela semota'' is a species of leaf beetle 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 ...
'' Brown, 1956 i c g b
* '' Chrysomela sonorae'' Brown, 1956 i c g b
* '' Chrysomela taimyrensis'' Medvedev & Chernov, 1969
* ''Chrysomela texana
''Chrysomela texana'', the red-headed willow leaf beetle, is a species of leaf beetle 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 ...
'' (Schaeffer, 1920) i c g b (red-headed willow leaf beetle)
* ''Chrysomela tremula
''Chrysomela'' is a genus of leaf beetles found almost throughout the world, but not in Australia. It contains around 40 species, including 7 in eastern and northern Europe. It also includes at least 17 species in North America, including the co ...
'' Fabricius, 1787 g
** ''Chrysomela tremula selengensis'' (Jakob, 1953)
** ''Chrysomela tremula tremula'' Fabricius, 1787
* '' Chrysomela vigintipunctata'' (Scopoli, 1763) g
** ''Chrysomela vigintipunctata alticola'' Wang, 1992
** ''Chrysomela vigintipunctata vigintipunctata'' (Scopoli, 1763)
* '' Chrysomela walshi'' Brown, 1956 i c g
* '' Chrysomela wrangeliana'' Medvedev, 1973
Data sources: i = ITIS,[ c = Catalogue of Life,][ g = GBIF,][ b = Bugguide.net]
References
External links
*
*
''Chrysomela scripta''
on the UF / IFAS IFAS may refer:
* Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences
* Integrated Fixed-Film Activated Sludge, a sewage treatment process
* International French adjectival system
In rock climbing, mountaineering, and other climbing disciplines, clim ...
Featured Creatures Web site
{{Taxonbar, from=Q1756087
Chrysomelinae
Taxa named by Carl Linnaeus
Chrysomelidae genera