''Nisotra'' is a genus of flea 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 ...

. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. There are around 90 described species in ''Nisotra'', including about 70 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Many of these species are agricultural pests.

Description

''Nisotra'' can be recognised by: a thickset and distinctly convex body; the pronotum as wide of the elytra basally; the pronotum anterior margin with two longitudinal groove-like impressions, often deeply impressed and sometimes reaching middle of pronotum.

Diet

''Nisotra'' feed on plants in the families Malvaceae,

Bombacaceae Bombacaceae were long recognised as a family of flowering plants or Angiospermae. The family name was based on the type genus ''Bombax''. As is true for many botanical names, circumscription and status of the taxon has varied with taxonomic point ...

Tiliaceae Tiliaceae () is a family of flowering plants. It is not a part of the APG, APG II and APG III classifications, being sunk in Malvaceae mostly as the subfamilies Tilioideae, Brownlowioideae and Grewioideae, but has an extensive historical record o ...

Fabaceae The Fabaceae or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomenc ...

Rosaceae Rosaceae (), the rose family, is a medium-sized family of flowering plants that includes 4,828 known species in 91 genera. The name is derived from the type genus ''Rosa''. Among the most species-rich genera are ''Alchemilla'' (270), ''Sorbus ...

, Asteraceae,

Lamiaceae The Lamiaceae ( ) or Labiatae are a family of flowering plants commonly known as the mint, deadnettle or sage family. Many of the plants are aromatic in all parts and include widely used culinary herbs like basil, mint, rosemary, sage, savory ...

, Rubiaceae,

Poaceae Poaceae () or Gramineae () is a large and nearly ubiquitous family of monocotyledonous flowering plants commonly known as grasses. It includes the cereal grasses, bamboos and the grasses of natural grassland and species cultivated in lawns an ...

and Orchidaceae. Larvae feed on roots (boring in stems has also been reported), while adults feed on leaves.

Pests

In the Solomon Islands, ''N. basselae'' is a pest on bele ('' Abelmoschus manihot''). Its impact is so severe that bele is no longer grown in many places on the islands. '' Nisotra chrysomeloides'' is a pest on okra (''Abelmoschus esculentus''). Its abundance varies depending on temperature, relative humidity and rainfall. Another okra pest is ''

Nisotra sjostedti ''Nisotra'' is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. There are around 90 described species in ''Nisotra'', including about 70 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Many of these speci ...

''.

Species

These species, among others, belong to the genus ''Nisotra'': * ''

Nisotra apicalis ''Nisotra'' is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. There are around 90 described species in ''Nisotra'', including about 70 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Many of these speci ...

'' Jacoby 1899 * ''

Nisotra aruwimiana ''Nisotra'' is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. There are around 90 described species in ''Nisotra'', including about 70 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Many of these speci ...

'' Weise * ''

Nisotra basselae ''Nisotra'' is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. There are around 90 described species in ''Nisotra'', including about 70 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Many of these speci ...

'' (Bryant) * ''

Nisotra bicolorata ''Nisotra bicolorata'' is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (co ...

'' Csiki, 1940 * ''

Nisotra breweri ''Nisotra'' is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. There are around 90 described species in ''Nisotra'', including about 70 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Many of these speci ...

'' Baly, 1877 * ''

Nisotra brunnea ''Nisotra'' is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. There are around 90 described species in ''Nisotra'', including about 70 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Many of these speci ...

'' Jacoby 1894 * ''

Nisotra ceylonensis ''Nisotra'' is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. There are around 90 described species in ''Nisotra'', including about 70 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Many of these speci ...

'' Jacoby 1899 * ''

Nisotra chapuisi ''Nisotra'' is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. There are around 90 described species in ''Nisotra'', including about 70 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Many of these speci ...

'' Jacoby 1876 * '' Nisotra chrysomeloides'' Jacoby 1885 * ''

Nisotra dilecta ''Nisotra'' is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. There are around 90 described species in ''Nisotra'', including about 70 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Many of these speci ...

'' (Dalman, 1823) * ''

Nisotra dohertyi ''Nisotra'' is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. There are around 90 described species in ''Nisotra'', including about 70 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Many of these speci ...

'' Maulik, 1926 * ''

Nisotra fulva ''Nisotra'' is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. There are around 90 described species in ''Nisotra'', including about 70 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Many of these speci ...

'' (Medvedev, 2018) * ''

Nisotra gemella ''Nisotra'' is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. There are around 90 described species in ''Nisotra'', including about 70 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Many of these specie ...

'' (Erichson, 1834) * ''

Nisotra goudoti ''Nisotra'' is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. There are around 90 described species in ''Nisotra'', including about 70 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Many of these speci ...

'' Harold, 1875 * ''

Nisotra insulana ''Nisotra'' is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. There are around 90 described species in ''Nisotra'', including about 70 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Many of these speci ...

'' Medvedev, 2008 * '' Nisotra javana'' Motschulsky, 1866 * ''

Nisotra javanica ''Nisotra'' is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. There are around 90 described species in ''Nisotra'', including about 70 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Many of these speci ...

'' * ''

Nisotra klugii ''Nisotra'' is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. There are around 90 described species in ''Nisotra'', including about 70 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Many of these speci ...

'' Jacoby 1892 * '' Nisotra lineella'' Weise, 1916 * ''

Nisotra madagascariensis ''Nisotra'' is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. There are around 90 described species in ''Nisotra'', including about 70 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Many of these speci ...

'' Jacoby 1901 * '' Nisotra madurensis'' Jacoby, 1896 * '' Nisotra malayana'' Medvedev, 2016 * '' Nisotra mera'' Weise, 1916 * ''

Nisotra nigripennis ''Nisotra'' is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. There are around 90 described species in ''Nisotra'', including about 70 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Many of these speci ...

'' Jacoby 1903 * '' Nisotra nigripes'' Jacoby 1894 * '' Nisotra obliterata'' Jacoby * '' Nisotra oneili'' Jacoby 1906 * '' Nisotra orbiculata'' Motschulsky, 1866 * ''

Nisotra pallida ''Nisotra'' is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. There are around 90 described species in ''Nisotra'', including about 70 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Many of these speci ...

'' Jacoby, 1898 * ''

Nisotra semicoerulea ''Nisotra'' is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. There are around 90 described species in ''Nisotra'', including about 70 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Many of these speci ...

'' Jacoby 1903 * ''

'' Jacoby 1903 * '' Nisotra sordida'' Weise, 1916 * '' Nisotra spadicea'' (Dalman, 1823) * '' Nisotra striatipennis'' Jacoby * ''

Nisotra submetallica ''Nisotra'' is a genus of flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. They are found in Africa, Asia, and Australia. There are around 90 described species in ''Nisotra'', including about 70 in Sub-Saharan Africa and Madagascar. Many of these speci ...

'' Blackburn, 1894 * '' Nisotra terminata'' Jacoby 1894 * '' Nisotra theobromae'' Laboissiere, 1920 * '' Nisotra uniformis'' Jacoby 1906 * '' Nisotra xinjiangana'' Zhang & Yang, 2007

References

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* {{Taxonbar, from=Q46791534 Alticini Chrysomelidae genera Taxa named by Joseph Sugar Baly