Acalymma vittatum, the striped cucumber beetle, is a beetle of the family Chrysomelidae and a serious pest of cucurbit crops in both larval and adult stages. It is distributed from eastern North America to the Rocky Mountains. It is replaced in the west by Acalymma trivittatum, a duller species often with greyish or pale white elytra rather than yellow.
Diabrotica undecimpunctata, the spotted cucumber beetle or southern corn rootworm, is a species of cucumber beetle that is native to North America. The species can be a major agricultural pest insect in North America. Spotted cucumber beetles cause damage to crops in the larval and adult stages of their life cycle. Larvae feed on the roots of the emerging plants, which causes the most damage since the young plants are more vulnerable. In the adult stage the beetles cause damage by eating the flowers, leaves, stems, and fruits of the plant The beetles can also spread diseases such as bacterial wilt and mosaic virus.
Acalymma is a genus of leaf beetles found mainly in the New World. Approximately 72 species have been described in the Western Hemisphere.
The Galerucinae are a large subfamily of the leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae), containing about 15,000 species in more than 1000 genera, of which about 500 genera and about 8000 species make up the flea beetle tribe Alticini.
Acalymma blandulum is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in the United States and Mexico.
Phyllotreta undulata, known generally as the small striped flea beetle or turnip flea beetle, is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Australia, Europe and Northern Asia, North America, and Oceania.
Distigmoptera apicalis is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Miraces aeneipennis is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Dysphenges rileyi is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
Metrioidea convexa is a species of leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Neocrepidodera robusta is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Chaetocnema confinis, the sweetpotato flea beetle, is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Africa, the Caribbean, Central America, North America, Oceania, South America, and Southern Asia.
Lygistus is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There is one described species in Lygistus, Lygistus streptophallus.
Chaetocnema denticulata, the toothed flea beetle, is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Amphelasma is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles and flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are 11 described species in Amphelasma, distributed from Venezuela to Mexico, with one species ranging in southern Arizona.
Disonycha alternata, the striped willow leaf beetle, is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Phyllotreta ramosa, the western striped flea beetle, is a species of flea beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Acalymma vinctum is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in North America.
Monocesta is a genus of skeletonizing leaf beetles and flea beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least three described species in Monocesta.
Acalymma peregrinum is a species of skeletonizing leaf beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is found in Central America and North America.
