Luperus

Luperus
Luperus flavipes
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Tribe:	Luperini
Subtribe:	Luperina
Genus:	Luperus Geoffroy, 1762 [1]
Synonyms
Lyperus Agassiz, 1846 Lyperus Bedel, 1892 Lyperus Billberg, 1820

Luperus is a genus of mostly Palaearctic, skeletonizing leaf beetles, belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Galerucinae and typical of the tribe Luperini.

Genera

European species within this genus include: ^[2]

• Luperus abdominalis Rosenhauer, 1856
• Luperus aetolicus Kiesenwetter, 1861
• Luperus alpicus Desbrochers, 1898
• Luperus armeniacus Kiesenwetter, 1878
• Luperus biraghii Ragusa, 1871
• Luperus calabricus Laboissière, 1911
• Luperus circassicus Medvedev, 1962
• Luperus cyanipennis Küster, 1848
• Luperus fiorii Weise, 1895
• Luperus flaviceps Apfelbeck, 1912
• Luperus flavipennis Lucas, 1849
  • Luperus flavipennis flavus Rosenhauer, 1856
• Luperus flavipes (Linnaeus, 1767) - type species (as Chrysomela flavipes L.)
• Luperus floralis Faldermann, 1837
• Luperus graecus Weise, 1886
• Luperus kiesenwetteri Joannis, 1865
• Luperus kiritshenkoi Ogloblin, 1936
• Luperus leonardii Fogato, 1979
• Luperus longicornis (Fabricius, 1781)
• Luperus luperus (Sulzer, 1776)
• Luperus maculicornis Desbrochers, 1872
• Luperus nigripes Kiessenwetter, 1861
• Luperus pygmaeus Joannis, 1865
• Luperus pyrenaeus Germar, 1824
• Luperus ragusai Laboissière, 1919
• Luperus revelierei Perris, 1864
• Luperus rhilensis Weise, 1900
• Luperus rugifrons Weise, 1886
• Luperus saxonicus (Gmellin, 1790)
• Luperus sulphuripes Graells, 1858
• Luperus viridipennis Germar, 1824
• Luperus vitalei Ragusa, 1923
• Luperus xanthopoda (Schrank, 1781)

References

1. Geoffroy EL (1762) Histoire abrégée des insectes qui se trouvent aux environs de Paris; dans laquelle ces animaux sont rangés suivant un ordre méthodique. Tome premier. Durand, Paris. xxviii + 523 pp., 10 pls.
2. Fauna europaea

External links

• Media related to Luperus at Wikimedia Commons