Asparagus beetle

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Asparagus beetles
Crioceris asparagi
Crioceris asparagi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Criocerinae
Tribe: Criocerini
Genus: Crioceris
Geoffroy, 1762 [1]
Species

Crioceris asparagi
Crioceris duodecimpunctata
Crioceris quatuordecimpunctata

Crioceris or asparagus beetle is a genus of the family Chrysomelidae of beetles.

[edit] Species

  • Crioceris asparagi (Linnaeus, 1758), common asparagus beetle[2]
  • Crioceris bicruciata (Sahlberg, 1823)[2]
  • Crioceris duodecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758), spotted asparagus beetle[3]
  • Crioceris quinquepunctata (Scopoli, 1763)[3]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Crioceris (TSN 719608). Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. ^ a b Chikatunov, Vladimir; Tomáš Pavlíček and Eviatar Nevo (1999). Coleoptera of "Evolution Canyon," Lower Nahal Oren, Mount Carmel, Israel. Pensoft Publishers, 122-123. ISBN 9546420522. Retrieved on 2008-06-10. 
  3. ^ a b Károly, Vig (1997). "Leaf beetle collection of the Mátra Museum, Gyöngyös, Hungary (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae sensu lato)" (PDF). Folia Historico Naturalia Musei Matraensis 22: 175-201. 
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