''Oreina'' is a genus of broad-shouldered leaf 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 genera, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...
, subfamily
Chrysomelinae.
Species
The genus contains the following species, in seven subgenera:
* Subgenus ''Allorina''
** ''
Oreina auricollis''
** ''
Oreina caerulea''
** ''
Oreina canavesei''
** ''
Oreina collucens''
* Subgenus ''Chrysochloa''
** ''
Oreina cacaliae''
** ''
Oreina elongata''
** ''
Oreina fairmairiana''
** ''
Oreina genei''
** ''
Oreina redikortzevi''
** ''
Oreina speciosissima''
* Subgenus ''Frigidorina''
** ''
Oreina frigida''
* Subgenus ''Intricatorina''
** ''
Oreina intricata''
* Subgenus ''Oreina'' (''
sensu stricto
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** ''
Oreina alpestris''
** ''
Oreina bifrons''
** ''
Oreina ganglbaueri''
** ''
Oreina gloriosa''
** ''
Oreina liturata''
** ''
Oreina speciosa''
** ''
Oreina sulcata''
** ''
Oreina viridis''
* Subgenus ''Protorina''
** ''
Oreina ludovicae''
** ''
Oreina melancholica''
** ''
Oreina peirolerii''
** ''
Oreina plagiata''
** ''
Oreina retenta''
** ''
Oreina schipkana''
** ''
Oreina sibylla''
* Subgenus ''Virgulatorina''
** ''
Oreina virgulata''
References
* Bontems, C., 1981 - Les especes de Linne et Fabricius du genre Oreina Chevrolat, 1837 (Col. Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae) - Nouv. Rev. Ent. 11: 93-109
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External links
BiolibFauna Europaea
Chrysomelinae
Beetles of Europe
Chrysomelidae genera
Taxa named by Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat
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