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''Peltoschema'' is a genus of beetles in the family
Atlas of Living Australia: ''Peltoschema'' occurrence data
Beetles of Australia Chrysomelidae genera Chrysomelinae Taxa named by Edmund Reitter {{Chrysomelinae-stub
''Peltoschema'' 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, making up one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle ...
, insects also called leaf beetles. This genus contains about 94 species. Some mimic ladybird
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 ...
beetles and others are pests and can cause serious defoliation of their host plants. ''Peltoschema orphana'' (the fireblight beetle) can defoliate and kill populations of silver wattle Silver wattle is the common name of several plant species:
* ''Acacia sclerosperma''
* '' Acacia dealbata''
* '' Acacia lasiocalyx''
* ''Acacia retinodes''
* ''Acacia rivalis
''Acacia rivalis'', commonly known as silver wattle or creek wattle, is ...
. and badly damage '' Acacia mearnsii''. ''Peltoschema'' ''suturalis'' is native to Australia and another pest of ''Acacias.
Taxonomy
The genus was first described byEdmund Reitter
Edmund Reitter (22 October 1845 – 15 March 1920) was an Austrian entomologist, writer and a collector.
Biography
Edmund Reitter was best known as an expert on the beetles of the Palaearctic. He was an imperial advisor and editor of the ...
in 1880, with the type species being ''Peltoschema filicornis'', by monotypy, and was redescribed in 2001 by Reid and Slipinski. The taxonomic decision for the synonymy of ''Acacicola'' , ''Pyrgoides'', and ''Pyrgo'' is based on Reid and Slipinski's 2001 paper.
Distribution
Beetles of this genus are found in all states and territories ofAustralia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
.
Host plants
Host plants include not only plants in the genera ''Acacia
''Acacia'', commonly known as the wattles or acacias, is a large genus of shrubs and trees in the subfamily Mimosoideae of the pea family Fabaceae. Initially, it comprised a group of plant species native to Africa and Australasia. The genus na ...
'' and '' Daviesia'' in the Fabaceae family, but also plants in the Myrtaceae
Myrtaceae, the myrtle family, is a family of dicotyledonous plants placed within the order Myrtales. Myrtle, pōhutukawa, bay rum tree, clove, guava, acca (feijoa), allspice, and eucalyptus are some notable members of this group. All speci ...
and Apocynaceae families.
Further reading
* *Species
* '' Peltoschema amabilis'' * '' Peltoschema anxia'' * ''Peltoschema apicata
''Peltoschema'' is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, insects also called leaf beetles. This genus contains about 94 species. Some mimic ladybird beetles and others are pests and can cause serious defoliation of their host pla ...
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* ''Peltoschema arethusa
''Peltoschema'' is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, insects also called leaf beetles. This genus contains about 94 species. Some mimic ladybird beetles and others are pests and can cause serious defoliation of their host pla ...
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* ''Peltoschema basicollis
''Peltoschema'' is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, insects also called leaf beetles. This genus contains about 94 species. Some mimic ladybird beetles and others are pests and can cause serious defoliation of their host pla ...
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* ''Peltoschema brevifrons
''Peltoschema'' is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, insects also called leaf beetles. This genus contains about 94 species. Some mimic ladybird beetles and others are pests and can cause serious defoliation of their host pla ...
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* ''Peltoschema bunyamontis
''Peltoschema'' is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, insects also called leaf beetles. This genus contains about 94 species. Some mimic ladybird beetles and others are pests and can cause serious defoliation of their host pla ...
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* ''Peltoschema calomeloides
''Peltoschema'' is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, insects also called leaf beetles. This genus contains about 94 species. Some mimic ladybird beetles and others are pests and can cause serious defoliation of their host pla ...
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* ''Peltoschema caloptera
''Peltoschema'' is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, insects also called leaf beetles. This genus contains about 94 species. Some mimic ladybird beetles and others are pests and can cause serious defoliation of their host pla ...
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* '' Peltoschema carbonata''
* '' Peltoschema cardinalis''
* '' Peltoschema clio''
* '' Peltoschema cooki''
* '' Peltoschema daphne''
* '' Peltoschema delicatula''
* '' Peltoschema depressa''
* '' Peltoschema didyma ''
* '' Peltoschema dimidiata''
* '' Peltoschema discoidalis''
* '' Peltoschema dryope''
* '' Peltoschema erythrocephala''
* '' Peltoschema excisipennis''
* '' Peltoschema eyrensis''
* '' Peltoschema festiva ''
* '' Peltoschema filicornis''
* '' Peltoschema flavoinclusa ''
* '' Peltoschema fuscitarsis''
* '' Peltoschema haematosticta''
* '' Peltoschema hamadryas''
* '' Peltoschema hera''
* '' Peltoschema immaculicollis''
* '' Peltoschema infirma''
* '' Peltoschema irene ''
* '' Peltoschema isolata''
* '' Peltoschema jucunda''
* '' Peltoschema lepida ''
* '' Peltoschema livida''
* '' Peltoschema longula''
* '' Peltoschema lucidula''
* '' Peltoschema lucina ''
* '' Peltoschema macrosticta ''
* '' Peltoschema maculiventris''
* '' Peltoschema mansueta ''
* '' Peltoschema medea''
* '' Peltoschema medioflava''
* '' Peltoschema mediorufa''
* '' Peltoschema mediovittata''
* '' Peltoschema mitis''
* '' Peltoschema mjoebergi ''
* '' Peltoschema modesta''
* '' Peltoschema navicula ''
* '' Peltoschema nigritula ''
* '' Peltoschema nigroconspersa''
* '' Peltoschema nigropicta''
* '' Peltoschema niobe''
* '' Peltoschema notata''
* '' Peltoschema obtusata''
* ''Peltoschema oceanica
''Peltoschema'' is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, insects also called leaf beetles. This genus contains about 94 species. Some mimic Coccinellidae, ladybird beetles and others are pests and can cause serious defoliation of ...
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* '' Peltoschema oenone''
* '' Peltoschema orphana''
* '' Peltoschema pallidula''
* '' Peltoschema pandora''
* '' Peltoschema partita''
* '' Peltoschema perplexa''
* '' Peltoschema platycephala''
* '' Peltoschema posticalis''
* '' Peltoschema prosternalis''
* '' Peltoschema pulchella''
* '' Peltoschema quadrizonata''
* '' Peltoschema rostralis''
* '' Peltoschema rubiginosa''
* '' Peltoschema rufopicta''
* '' Peltoschema scaphula''
* '' Peltoschema scutellata''
* '' Peltoschema scutifera''
* '' Peltoschema spectabilis''
* '' Peltoschema stillatipennis''
* '' Peltoschema subaenescens''
* '' Peltoschema subapicalis''
* '' Peltoschema substriata ''
* '' Peltoschema suturalis''
* '' Peltoschema suturella''
* '' Peltoschema tarsalis''
* '' Peltoschema tetraspilota ''
* '' Peltoschema tricosa''
* '' Peltoschema trilineata ''
* '' Peltoschema turbata''
* '' Peltoschema venusta''
* '' Peltoschema venustula''
* '' Peltoschema verticalis''
* '' Peltoschema vesta ''
* '' Peltoschema vicina ''
* '' Peltoschema virens ''
* '' Peltoschema viridula ''
* '' Peltoschema ziczac''
References
External links
Atlas of Living Australia: ''Peltoschema'' occurrence data
Beetles of Australia Chrysomelidae genera Chrysomelinae Taxa named by Edmund Reitter {{Chrysomelinae-stub