Leptinotarsa
| Leptinotarsa | |
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| Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Leptinotarsa Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 [1] |
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Leptinotarsa is a genus of leaf beetles.
Several species in the genus produce leptinotarsin, a toxin similar to the diamphotoxin produced by species of the African leaf beetle genus Diamphidia. Some Leptinotarsa species are parasitised by ground beetles of genus Lebia.[2]
Species
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- Leptinotarsa behrensi Harold, 1877
- Leptinotarsa collinsi Wilcox, 1972
- Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Colorado potato beetle) Say, 1824
- Leptinotarsa defecta Stål, 1859
- Leptinotarsa haldemani Rogers, 1856
- Leptinotarsa heydeni
- Leptinotarsa juncta (false potato beetle) Germar, 1824
- Leptinotarsa lineolata Stål, 1863
- Leptinotarsa peninsularis Horn, 1894
- Leptinotarsa rubiginosa Rogers, 1856
- Leptinotarsa texana
- Leptinotarsa tlascalana Stål, 1858
- Leptinotarsa tumamoca Tower, 1918
- Leptinotarsa typographica
- Leptinotarsa undecimlineata
References
- ↑ "Leptinotarsa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ↑ Chaboo, Caroline (2011). "Defensive behaviors in leaf beetles: From the unusual to the weird" (PDF). In Weir, Tiffany; Vivanco, Jorge M. Chemical Biology of the Tropics: An Interdisciplinary Approach (PDF). Signaling and Communication in Plants. Berlin: Springer Verlag. pp. 59–69. ISBN 3-642-19079-0. OCLC 706961677. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to: Leptinotarsa |
- Leptinotarsa at the Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
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