''Syneta'' is a genus of leaf beetles 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 holarctic in distribution, with species appearing in

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, Siberia, East Asia and

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Nomenclature

The generic name "''Syneta''", derived from the Greek word meaning "sagacious", was first used by

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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 '' nomina nuda'', automatically making it the type species 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 ''Syneta simplex'' is a species of leaf beetle found in North America. The species includes the two subspecies ''Syneta simplex simplex'', which lives at elevations considerably below timberline and feeds on Garry oak (''Quercus garryana''), and ...

'' LeConte, 1857 ** ''Syneta simplex simplex'' LeConte, 1857 ** ''Syneta simplex subalpina''

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, 1953

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