The Spilopyrinae are a small

subfamily In biological classification, a subfamily (Latin: ', plural ') is an auxiliary (intermediate) taxonomic rank, next below family but more inclusive than genus. Standard nomenclature rules end subfamily botanical names with "-oideae", and zoologi ...

of the leaf beetles, or

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 occur in

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, New Guinea,

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and Chile. They were formerly considered a tribe of the subfamily Eumolpinae. The group was elevated to subfamily rank by C. A. M. Reid in 2000. However, some authors have criticised this placement, preferring to retain them within the Eumolpinae.

Genera

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Allsortsia ''Allsortsia'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Spilopyrinae. It contains only one species, ''Allsortsia maculata''. It is found only in Australia, in the tropical rainforest of north Queensland. The genus is named after liquorice ...

'' Reid & Beatson, 2010 * ''

Bohumiljania ''Bohumiljania'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Spilopyrinae. It is endemic to New Caledonia. It is named after Czech entomologist Bohumila Špringlová (wife of Jan Bechyně Jan Karel Bechyně (19 September 1920 – 9 March 19 ...

'' Monrós, 1958 * ''

Cheiloxena ''Cheiloxena'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Spilopyrinae. It is endemic to Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia ( ...

'' Baly, 1860 * ''

Dorymolpus ''Dorymolpus'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Spilopyrinae. It contains only one species, ''Dorymolpus elizabethae''. It is found only in Chile, in the Valdivian temperate rain forest of the Valdivia Province, Valdivia and Chiloé Pr ...

'' Elgueta, Daccordi & Zoia, 2014 * '' Hornius'' Fairmaire, 1885 * ''

Macrolema ''Macrolema'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Spilopyrinae. It is found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (con ...

'' Baly, 1861 * '' Richmondia'' Jacoby, 1898 * ''

Spilopyra ''Spilopyra'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Spilopyrinae. It is found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (con ...

'' Baly, 1860 * '' Stenomela'' Erichson, 1847

References

External links

Australian Faunal Directory – Subfamily Spilopyrinae Chapuis, 1874
Chrysomelidae Beetle subfamilies Taxa named by Félicien Chapuis {{Chrysomelidae-stub