Chrysomela is a
genus of
leaf beetles found almost throughout the world, but not in
Australia. It contains around 40 species, including 7 in eastern and northern Europe.[4] It also includes at least 17 species in
North America, including the cottonwood leaf beetle Chrysomela scripta.[5]
Taxonomy
Chrysomela is traditionally broken up into three subgenera, Chrysomela, Macrolina (or Strickerus) and Pachylina.[6][7] In 1998, researchers Maurizio Biondi and Mauro Daccordi proposed a new classification of Chryomela without any subgenera.[8] This was followed by the sixth volume of the Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera.[2]
Species
These 27 species belong to the genus Chrysomela:[2][9]
Chrysomela is a
genus of
leaf beetles found almost throughout the world, but not in
Australia. It contains around 40 species, including 7 in eastern and northern Europe.[4] It also includes at least 17 species in
North America, including the cottonwood leaf beetle Chrysomela scripta.[5]
Taxonomy
Chrysomela is traditionally broken up into three subgenera, Chrysomela, Macrolina (or Strickerus) and Pachylina.[6][7] In 1998, researchers Maurizio Biondi and Mauro Daccordi proposed a new classification of Chryomela without any subgenera.[8] This was followed by the sixth volume of the Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera.[2]
Species
These 27 species belong to the genus Chrysomela:[2][9]