''Syneta'' is a genus of

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s in the subfamily

Synetinae The Synetinae are a small subfamily within the leaf beetle family (Chrysomelidae). They are found entirely within the Holarctic, mainly in North America but also appearing in parts of Europe and Asia. The subfamily contains only two genera, '' Sy ...

. There are about 11 described species in ''Syneta''. The genus is entirely

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in distribution, with species appearing in

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and

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Nomenclature

The generic name "''Syneta''", derived from the

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word meaning "sagacious", was first used by

Eschscholtz Johann Friedrich Gustav von Eschscholtz (1 November 1793 – 7 May 1831)Sterling (1997) was a Baltic German physician, naturalist, and entomologist. He was one of the earliest scientific explorers of the Pacific region, making significant colle ...

in his collection, though he never published it. ''Syneta'' was then listed in the last two editions of Dejean's Catalogue of Coleoptera. No

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s for the genus were mentioned in the Catalogue, though three species were listed; of these species, only one ('' Syneta betulae'') was considered valid, the other two being ''

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'', automatically making it the

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of the genus. Because of its inclusion in the Catalogue with a valid species, the name ''Syneta'' should be attributed to Dejean, though it has also been attributed to

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, who was the first to publish it with a description in 1845.

Species

* '' Syneta adamsi'' Baly, 1877 * '' Syneta albida'' LeConte, 1857 (western fruit beetle) * '' Syneta betulae'' (

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, 1792) ** ''Syneta betulae amurensis'' Pic, 1901 ** ''Syneta betulae betulae'' (

, 1792) * '' Syneta brevitibialis'' Kimoto, 1971 * '' Syneta carinata''

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, 1843 * '' Syneta extorris'' Brown, 1940 ** ''Syneta extorris borealis'' Brown, 1961 ** ''Syneta extorris extorris'' Brown, 1940 * '' Syneta ferruginea'' ( Germar, 1811) (rusty leaf beetle) * '' Syneta hamata''

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, 1893 * '' Syneta pilosa'' Brown, 1940 * '' Syneta seriata'' LeConte, 1859 * '' Syneta simplex'' LeConte, 1857 ** ''Syneta simplex simplex'' LeConte, 1857 ** ''Syneta simplex subalpina''

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, 1953

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