Entomoscelis | |
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Entomoscelis americana | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Tribe: | Chrysomelini |
Genus: | Entomoscelis Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 |
Type species | |
Chrysomela adonidis Pallas, 1771 |
Entomoscelis is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 12 described species in Entomoscelis. [1] [2] [3] [4] The genus has a Holarctic distribution. Adults have red elytra with black markings. [5]
These 12 species belong to the genus Entomoscelis: [4]
Formerly included species:
The name Entomoscelis melanostoma (Gmelin, 1790) is considered a nomen dubium .
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Chrysomela populi is a species of broad-shouldered leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Chrysomelinae.
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Calomela is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of Acacia and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared with other leaf beetles and their larvae are globose. Calomela includes about 45 species which are found in all states of Australia.
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Cadiz is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae, found in North America. It contains only one species, Cadiz hardyi, which was described from the Cadiz Dunes in San Bernardino County, California.
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