''Paropsis'' is a

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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 ...

, commonly referred to as tortoise beetles, which includes over 70 described species. Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape cause them to be mistaken for beetles in the family

Coccinellidae Coccinellidae () is a widespread family of small beetles ranging in size from . They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in Great Britain. Some entomologists prefer the names ladybird beetles or lady beetles as they ...

(ladybirds). They are distributed across

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and

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. They primarily feed on ''

Eucalyptus ''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of over seven hundred species of flowering trees, shrubs or mallees in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalypteae, including '' Corymbia'', they are commonly known as euca ...

'' but there are a few that feed on ''

Baeckea ''Baeckea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, all but one endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus ''Baeckea'' are shrubs or small trees with leaves arranged in opposite pairs, white to deep pink flowers with five s ...

'', '' Kunzea'' and ''

Leptospermum ''Leptospermum'' is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae commonly known as tea trees, although this name is sometimes also used for some species of ''Melaleuca''. Most species are endemic to Australia, with the greate ...

''. Species within this genus are noted as pests. For example, '' Paropsis charybdis'' is a pest of Eucalyptus in New Zealand.

Gallery

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Species

* ''

Paropsis aciculata ''Paropsis'' is a genus of Chrysomelidae, commonly referred to as tortoise beetles, which includes over 70 described species. Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape cause them to be mistaken for beetles in t ...

'' Chapuis, 1877 * ''

Paropsis advena ''Paropsis'' is a genus of Chrysomelidae, commonly referred to as tortoise beetles, which includes over 70 described species. Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape cause them to be mistaken for beetles in t ...

'' Blackburn, 1894 * ''

Paropsis aegrota ''Paropsis'' is a genus of Chrysomelidae, commonly referred to as tortoise beetles, which includes over 70 described species. Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape cause them to be mistaken for beetles in t ...

'' Boisduval, 1835 * '' Paropsis affinis'' Blackburn, 1894 * '' Paropsis angusticollis'' Blackburn, 1894 * '' Paropsis aspera'' Chapuis, 1877 * '' Paropsis atomaria'' Olivier, 1807 * '' Paropsis augusta'' Blackburn, 1901 * ''

Paropsis bella ''Paropsis'' is a genus of Chrysomelidae, commonly referred to as tortoise beetles, which includes over 70 described species. Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape cause them to be mistaken for beetles in t ...

'' Blackburn, 1894 * '' Paropsis binbinga'' Daccordi, 2003 * '' Paropsis bivulnerata'' Lea, 1924 * '' Paropsis blandina'' Blackburn, 1901 * '' Paropsis bovilli'' Blackburn, 1894 * '' Paropsis carnosa'' Baly, 1866 * '' Paropsis cerea'' Blackburn, 1894 * '' Paropsis charybdis'' Stål, 1860 * '' Paropsis confusa'' Blackburn, 1890 * '' Paropsis convexa'' Blackburn, 1894 * '' Paropsis deboeri'' Selman, 1983 * '' Paropsis delittlei'' Selman, 1983 * '' Paropsis deserti'' Blackburn, 1896 * ''

Paropsis dilatata ''Paropsis'' is a genus of Chrysomelidae, commonly referred to as tortoise beetles, which includes over 70 described species. Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape cause them to be mistaken for beetles in t ...

'' Erichson, 1842 * '' Paropsis elytrura'' Blackburn, 1901 * '' Paropsis formosa'' Chapuis, 1877 * '' Paropsis geographica'' Baly, 1866 * '' Paropsis glauca'' Blackburn, 1894 * '' Paropsis hebes'' Weise, 1917 * '' Paropsis hygea'' Blackburn, 1901 * '' Paropsis inquinata'' Weise, 1917 * '' Paropsis insularis'' Blackburn, 1890 * '' Paropsis intermedia'' Blackburn, 1894 * '' Paropsis irrorata'' Chapuis, 1877 * '' Paropsis latissima'' Blackburn, 1894 * '' Paropsis latona'' Blackburn, 1901 * '' Paropsis longicornis'' Blackburn, 1894 * '' Paropsis lownei'' Baly, 1866 * '' Paropsis lutea'' (Marsham, 1808) * '' Paropsis maculata'' (Marsham, 1808) * '' Paropsis mandibularis'' Weise, 1923 * '' Paropsis manto'' Blackburn, 1901 * '' Paropsis marmorea'' Olivier, 1807 * '' Paropsis minor'' (Marsham, 1808) * '' Paropsis mintha'' Blackburn, 1901 * '' Paropsis montana'' Blackburn, 1894 * '' Paropsis morbillosa'' Boisduval, 1835 * '' Paropsis mutabilis'' Blackburn, 1894 * '' Paropsis mystica'' Blackburn, 1894 * ''

Paropsis obsoleta ''Paropsis'' is a genus of Chrysomelidae, commonly referred to as tortoise beetles, which includes over 70 described species. Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape cause them to be mistaken for beetles in t ...

'' Olivier, 1807 * '' Paropsis omphale'' Blackburn, 1901 * '' Paropsis ornata'' (Marsham, 1808) * '' Paropsis pantherina'' Fauvel, 1862 * '' Paropsis paphia'' Stål, 1860 * '' Paropsis parryi'' Baly, 1866 * '' Paropsis pictipennis'' Boheman, 1859 * '' Paropsis ponderosa'' Lea, 1924 * '' Paropsis porosa'' Erichson, 1842 * '' Paropsis propinqua'' Baly, 1866 * '' Paropsis quadrimaculata'' (Marsham, 1808) * ''

Paropsis roseola ''Paropsis'' is a genus of Chrysomelidae, commonly referred to as tortoise beetles, which includes over 70 described species. Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape cause them to be mistaken for beetles in t ...

'' Baly, 1866 * '' Paropsis rubidipes'' Blackburn, 1901 * '' Paropsis rufitarsis'' Chapuis, 1877 * '' Paropsis rugulosa'' Boisduval, 1835 * '' Paropsis sospita'' Blackburn, 1901 * '' Paropsis tasmanica'' Baly, 1866 * '' Paropsis thyone'' Blackburn, 1901 * '' Paropsis ustulata'' Olivier, 1807 * '' Paropsis variegata'' Blackburn, 1894 * '' Paropsis variolosa'' (Marsham, 1808) * '' Paropsis wilsoni'' Baly, 1866 * '' Paropsis yilgarnensis'' Blackburn, 1892 * '' Paropsis zietzi'' Blackburn, 1894

References

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Beetles of Australia Chrysomelidae genera Chrysomelinae Taxa named by Guillaume-Antoine Olivier {{Chrysomelinae-stub