The Clytrini are a

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within the

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 ...

subfamily

Cryptocephalinae The Cryptocephalinae are a subfamily of the leaf beetles ( Chrysomelidae), and belong to the group of case-bearing leaf beetles called the Camptosomata. The tribes Fulcidacini and Clytrini were formerly considered subfamilies of their own, a ...

, though historically they were often treated as a distinct subfamily, Clytrinae. As the other Cryptocephalinae, they belong to the group of case-bearing leaf beetles known as Camptosomata. Clytrini are known for their

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Selected genera and species

Tituboea illigeri (Lacordaire, 1848) (3275058214)

* '' Anomoea'' Agassiz, 1846 ** '' Anomoea flavokansiensis'' Moldenke, 1970 ** '' Anomoea laticlavia'' Forster, 1771 ** '' Anomoea nitidicollis'' Schaeffer, 1919 ** '' Anomoea rufifrons'' Lacordaire, 1848 * '' Babia'' Chevrolat, 1836 ** '' Babia quadriguttatus'' Olivier, 1796 ** '' Babia tetraspilota'' Leconte, 1858 * ''

Cheilotoma ''Cheilotoma'' is a genus of beetles in the subfamily Cryptocephalinae of the 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 ...

'' Chevrolat, 1836 * '' Chilotomina'' * ''

Clytra ''Clytra'' is a genus of short-horned leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Cryptocephalinae. Species * '' Clytra aliena'' Weise, 1897 * '' Clytra annamita'' Lefevre, 1889 * '' Clytra appendicina'' Lacordaire, 1848 * '' C ...

'' Laicharting, 1781 **''

Clytra laeviuscula ''Clytra laeviuscula'', the ant bag beetle, is a species of short-horned leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Cryptocephalinae. Distribution They are found in most of Europe, in the eastern part of the Palearctic realm, ...

'' Ratzeburg, 1837 * ''

Coleorozena ''Coleorozena'' is a genus of case-bearing leaf beetles 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 ...

'' Moldenke, 1981 ** ''

Coleorozena alicula ''Coleorozena alicula'' is a species of case-bearing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It has no subspecies. It is found in North America North America is a continent in the Northern Hemisphere and almost entirely within the ...

'' Fall, 1927 ** ''

Coleorozena fulvilabris ''Coleorozena fulvilabris'' is a species of case-bearing 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 ...

'' Jacoby, 1888 ** ''

Coleorozena lecontii ''Coleorozena lecontii'' is a species of case-bearing 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 ...

'' Crotch, 1873 ** '' Coleorozena longicollis'' Jacoby, 1888 ** ''

Coleorozena pilatei ''Coleorozena pilatei'' is a species of case-bearing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America. Subspecies These three subspecies In biological classification, subspecies is a rank below spe ...

'' Lacordaire, 1848 ** '' Coleorozena subnigra'' Schaeffer, 1905 ** '' Coleorozena vittata'' Leconte, 1858 * ''

Coleothorpa ''Coleothorpa'' is a genus of case-bearing leaf beetles 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 ...

'' Moldenke, 1981 ** '' Coleothorpa aenescens'' Crotch, 1873 ** '' Coleothorpa axillaris'' Leconte, 1868 ** '' Coleothorpa dominicana'' Fabricius, 1801 ** '' Coleothorpa mucorea'' Leconte, 1858 ** '' Coleothorpa seminuda'' Horn, 1892 ** '' Coleothorpa vittigera'' Leconte, 1861 * '' Coptocephala'' Chevrolat, 1836 * '' Coscinoptera'' Lacordaire, 1848 ** '' Coscinoptera aeneipennis'' Leconte, 1858 ** '' Coscinoptera panochensis'' Gilbert, 1981 * '' Labidostomis'' Chevrolat, 1836 * '' Lachnaia'' Chevrolat, 1836 * '' Macrolenes'' * '' Megalostomis'' Chevrolat, 1836 ** '' Megalostomis dimidiata'' Lacordaire, 1848 ** '' Megalostomis pyropyga'' Lacordaire, 1848 ** '' Megalostomis subfasciata'' Leconte, 1868 * '' Melitonoma'' * '' Otiocephala'' * '' Otiothraea'' * '' Saxinis'' Lacordaire, 1848 ** '' Saxinis apicalis'' Leconte, 1884 ** '' Saxinis deserticola'' Moldenke, 1970 ** '' Saxinis hornii'' Fall, 1909 ** '' Saxinis knausii'' Schaeffer, 1906 ** '' Saxinis omogera'' Lacordaire, 1848 ** '' Saxinis saucia'' Leconte, 1857 ** '' Saxinis sierramadrensis'' Moldenke, 1970 ** '' Saxinis sinuate'' Schaeffer, 1906 ** '' Saxinis sonorensis'' Jacoby, 1889 ** '' Saxinis subpubescens'' Schaeffer, 1906 * '' Smaragdina'' Chevrolat, 1836 ** '' Smaragdina militaris'' Leconte, 1858 * '' Tituboea'' * '' Urodera'' Lacordaire, 1848 ** '' Urodera crucifera'' Lacordaire, 1848 ** '' Urodera dilaticollis'' Jacoby, 1889

References

Clytrini, Taxa named by Jean Théodore Lacordaire {{Cryptocephalinae-stub