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''Gastrophysa'' is a 
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 ...
of beetle
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 ...
s 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 ...
, in which the females typically exhibit swollen, membranous abdomens, a condition known as physogastrism.
Species
These nine species belong to the genus ''Gastrophysa'': * ''Gastrophysa analis
''Gastrophysa'' is a genus of beetles in the family Leaf beetle, Chrysomelidae, in which the females typically exhibit swollen, membranous abdomens, a condition known as physogastrism.
Species
These nine species belong to the genus ''Gastrophy ...
'' (Reitter, 1890) g
* ''Gastrophysa atrocyanea
''Gastrophysa'' is a genus of beetles in the family Leaf beetle, Chrysomelidae, in which the females typically exhibit swollen, membranous abdomens, a condition known as physogastrism.
Species
These nine species belong to the genus ''Gastrophy ...
'' Motschulsky g
* '' Gastrophysa cyanea'' F. E. Melsheimer, 1847 i c g b (green dock beetle)
* ''Gastrophysa dissimilis
''Gastrophysa dissimilis'' is a species of 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 o ...
'' (Say, 1824) i c g b
* ''Gastrophysa formosa
''Gastrophysa formosa'' is a species of 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 t ...
'' (Say, 1824) i c g b
* ''Gastrophysa janthina
''Gastrophysa'' is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, in which the females typically exhibit swollen, membranous abdomens, a condition known as physogastrism.
Species
These nine species belong to the genus ''Gastrophysa'':
* '' ...
'' Suffrian, 1851 g
* ''Gastrophysa polygoni
''Gastrophysa polygoni'' is a species of leaf beetle in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1758. The species can be up to 5mm long and is green-blue in colour. The thorax
The thorax or chest is a part of the ana ...
'' (Linnaeus
Carl Linnaeus (; 23 May 1707 – 10 January 1778), also known after his ennoblement in 1761 as Carl von Linné Blunt (2004), p. 171. (), was a Swedish botanist, zoologist, taxonomist, and physician who formalised binomial nomenclature, the ...
, 1758
Events
January–March
* January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the sta ...
) i c g b (knotweed leaf beetle)
* ''Gastrophysa unicolor
''Gastrophysa'' is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, in which the females typically exhibit swollen, membranous abdomens, a condition known as physogastrism.
Species
These nine species belong to the genus ''Gastrophysa'':
* '' ...
'' (Marsham, 1802) g
* ''Gastrophysa viridula
''Gastrophysa viridula'', known as the green dock beetle (note: the similar '' Gastrophysa cyanea'' in North America is also called the green dock beetle), green dock leaf beetle or green sorrel beetle, is a species of beetle native to Europe.
D ...
'' (De Geer
The De Geer family (also: De Geer van Jutphaas and De Geer van Oudegein) is a prominent industrial family of Walloon origin that belongs to the Swedish and Dutch nobility.
History
The name derives from the town of Geer near Liège (in present ...
, 1775) g
Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net
References
External links
* * * Chrysomelinae Chrysomelidae genera Taxa named by Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat {{Chrysomelinae-stub