''Diorhabda'' is a
genus of
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 2,500 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...
. The beetles feed on ''
Tamarix'' (tamarisk or saltcedar) The genus is native to Europe and Asia, but several species have been intentionally introduced to North America as biological control agents for ''Tamarix''. Common names include tamarisk beetle and saltcedar leaf beetle.
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Species include:
*'']Diorhabda carinata
''Diorhabda carinata'' is a species of leaf beetle known as the larger tamarisk beetle (larger tamarisk beetle) which feeds on tamarisk trees from Ukraine, eastern Turkey and Syria east to northwest China, Kyrgyzstan and Pakistan, extending as f ...
'' (Faldermann, 1837)
*'' Diorhabda carinulata'' (Desbrochers, 1869)
*''Diorhabda elongata
''Diorhabda elongata'' is a species of leaf beetle known as the Mediterranean tamarisk beetle (MTB) which feeds on tamarisk trees from Portugal and Algeria east to southern Russia.Tracy and Robbins (2009) provide a detailed review of the distrib ...
'' (Brullé, 1832)
*''Diorhabda fischeri
''Diorhabda'' is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. The beetles feed on '' Tamarix'' (tamarisk or saltcedar) The genus is native to Europe and Asia, but several species have been intentionally introduced to North America as biologic ...
'' (Faldermann, 1837)
*''Diorhabda meridionalis
''Diorhabda meridionalis'' is a species of leaf beetle known as the southern tamarisk beetle (SoTB) which feeds on tamarisk trees from Syria to western and southern Iran and southern Pakistan.Tracy and Robbins (2009) provide a detailed review of ...
'' Berti & Rapilly, 1973
*'' Diorhabda octocostata'' Gahan, 1896
*'' Diorhabda persica'' (Faldermann, 1837)
*''Diorhabda sublineata
''Diorhabda sublineata'' is a leaf beetle known as the subtropical tamarisk beetle (STB). The species was first described by Hippolyte Lucas in 1849. It feeds on tamarisk trees from Portugal, Spain and France to Morocco, Senegal, Algeria, Tuni ...
'' (Lucas, 1849)
References
Galerucinae
Chrysomelidae genera
Taxa named by Julius Weise
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