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Chrysomelinae
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Chrysomelinae

The Chrysomelinae are a subfamily of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae). Some 2000 species are found, with worldwide distribution. The best-known member is the notorious Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), an important agricultural pest.

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14 branches of this subfamily, most-observed first

Doryphorini

tribeDoryphorini

Chrysomelini

tribeChrysomelini

Gonioctenini

tribeGonioctenini

Timarchini

tribeTimarchini

Phyllocharitini

tribePhyllocharitini

Entomoscelini

tribeEntomoscelini

Aesernoides

genusAesernoides

Oomela

genusOomela

Alfius

genusAlfius

Hysmatodon

genusHysmatodon

Hispostomini

tribeHispostomini

Lioplacis

genusLioplacis

Agrosteella

genusAgrosteella

Sternoplatys

genusSternoplatys

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 154472.