The Galerucinae are a large

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

of the leaf beetles (

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 ...

), containing about 15,000 species in more than 1000 genera, of which about 500 genera and about 8000 species make up the

flea beetle The flea beetle is a small, jumping beetle of the leaf beetle family (Chrysomelidae), that makes up the tribe Alticini which is part of the subfamily Galerucinae. Historically the flea beetles were classified as their own subfamily. Though m ...

tribe Alticini. The division into tribes is more a matter of tradition than based on modern research. Some

genera Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nomenclat ...

, for example '' Yingaresca'', are better considered ''

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'' due to a general lack of knowledge. And while a good case can be made for some tribes – namely the

Alticini The flea beetle is a small, jumping beetle of the leaf beetle family (Chrysomelidae), that makes up the tribe Alticini which is part of the subfamily Galerucinae. Historically the flea beetles were classified as their own subfamily. Though mo ...

and Galerucini – being all but

monophyletic In cladistics for a group of organisms, monophyly is the condition of being a clade—that is, a group of taxa composed only of a common ancestor (or more precisely an ancestral population) and all of its lineal descendants. Monophyletic gro ...

even in their traditional delimitation, others, such as Luperini, appear to be just

paraphyletic In taxonomy (general), taxonomy, a group is paraphyletic if it consists of the group's most recent common ancestor, last common ancestor and most of its descendants, excluding a few Monophyly, monophyletic subgroups. The group is said to be pa ...

assemblages of primitive and more basal genera.

Selected genera

* ''

Acalymma ''Acalymma'' is a genus of leaf beetles found mainly in the New World. Approximately 72 species have been described in the Western Hemisphere. Pest Species and Impacts In the United States, two species are major pests of cucurbits, the striped ...

'' * ''

Agelastica ''Agelastica'' 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, makin ...

'' * '' Aplosonyx'' * ''

Arima Arima, officially The Royal Chartered Borough of Arima is the easternmost and second largest in area of the three boroughs of Trinidad and Tobago. It is geographically adjacent to Sangre Grande and Arouca at the south central foothills of th ...

'' * ''

Asbecesta ''Asbecesta'' is a genus of leaf beetle from 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, ...

'' * '' Aulacophora'' * '' Belarima'' * ''

Calomicrus ''Calomicrus'' is a genus of beetles belonging to 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 g ...

'' * ''

Cneorane ''Cneorane'' is a leaf beetle genus 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, makin ...

'' * '' Diorhabda'' * ''

Diabrotica ''Diabrotica'' is a large, widespread genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. Members of this genus include several destructive agricultural pest species, sometimes referred to as cucumber beetles or corn rootworms. Species * '' Diabrot ...

'' * '' Euluperus'' * '' Exosoma'' * '' Falsoexosoma'' * '' Galeruca'' * '' Galerucella'' * '' Leptomona'' * '' Lochmaea'' * '' Longitarsus'' Latreille, 1829 * '' Luperus'' * '' Marseulia'' * ''

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'' Clark, 1864 * '' Monolepta'' * '' Normaltica'' * '' Nymphius'' * '' Oides'' * '' Phyllobrotica'' * ''

Poneridia ''Poneridia'' is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least seven described species in ''Poneridia'', found in Australasia and Indomalaya. Species These seven species belong to the genus ''Poneridia'': ...

'' * ''

Psylliodes ''Psylliodes'' is a large genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 200 described species worldwide. Selected species * '' Psylliodes affinis'' (Paykull, 1799) (potato flea beetle) * ''Psylliodes chalcomera'' (Illiger, 1 ...

'' * '' Pyrrhalta'' * '' Sermylassa'' * '' Theone'' * ''

Trirhabda ''Trirhabda'' is a genus of skeletonizing 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 ...

'' * ''

Xanthogaleruca ''Xanthogaleruca'' is a genus of beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae. These elm leaf beetles are pests that feed on ornamental plants until they are stripped of their leaves entirely. Species The genus includes the following species: * ...

'' * '' Yingaresca'' Bechyné, 1956

Fossil genera

* †'' Taimyraltica'' Nadein, 2018

Taimyr amber Taymyr or Taimyr may refer to: Places *Taymyr Peninsula, a peninsula in Siberia *Taymyr Gulf *Taymyra, a river in the Taymyr Peninsula *Lake Taymyr *Taymyr Island, an island in the Kara Sea *Taymyr Autonomous Okrug, a former federal subject of Rus ...

, Russia,

Santonian The Santonian is an age in the geologic timescale or a chronostratigraphic stage. It is a subdivision of the Late Cretaceous Epoch or Upper Cretaceous Series. It spans the time between 86.3 ± 0.7 mya (million years ago) and 83.6 ± 0.7 mya. The ...

Selected genera

Fossil genera

See also

References

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