Timarcha

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Timarcha
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Timarcha tenebricosa
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Chrysomelinae
Tribe: Timarchini
Motschulsky, 1860
Genus: Timarcha
Samouelle, 1819 [1]
Type species
Chrysomela tenebricosa
Fabricius, 1775
Timarcha goettingensis Tatzenkafer Timarcha goettingensis 6512.jpg
Timarcha goettingensis

Timarcha is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, with more than 100 described species in three subgenera. The most widely known species is T. tenebricosa, the bloody-nosed beetle. All species are black, wingless organisms. Timarcha are herbivorous species, living mostly on plants belonging to Rubiaceae and Plumbaginaceae, although a few can feed on Brassicaceae and Rosaceae. Timarcha is the only member of the tribe Timarchini.

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Species

These 20 species belong to the genus Timarcha:

Data sources: i = ITIS, [2] c = Catalogue of Life, [3] g = GBIF, [4] b = Bugguide.net [5]

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References

  1. Vela, J.M.; Alonso-Zarazaga, M.Á.; Daccordi, M. (2020). "The species of Timarcha Samouelle, 1819 described by Linnaeus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)". ZooKeys (986): 55–80. doi: 10.3897/zookeys.986.57158 . PMC   7661484 . PMID   33223880.
  2. "Timarcha Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  3. "Browse Timarcha". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  4. "Timarcha". GBIF. Retrieved 2018-05-04.
  5. "Timarcha Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-05-04.