Paropsis

Paropsine Leaf Beetle
Paropsis intermedia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Chrysomelinae
Genus: Paropsis
(Olivier, 1807)
Species
  • Paropsis aegrota
  • Paropsis atomaria
  • Paropsis maculata
  • Paropsis variolosa
  • Paropsis wilsoni
  • See complete list in text
Synonyms
  • Parona (Berg, 1895)[1]

Paropsis is a genus of Chrysomelidae. and include 71 described species. These insects are commonly called tortoise beetles or leaf beetles. Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape, can cause them to be mistaken for ladybeetles.

They occur in all states of Australia, and are usually found feeding on Eucalyptus.

Some species have become pests to the forestry industry, particularly overseas where no natural predators occur. In particular, Paropsis charybdis has become a forestry pest in New Zealand.

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Species

  • Paropsis aciculata Chapuis, 1877
  • Paropsis advena Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis aegrota Boisduval, 1835
  • Paropsis affinis Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis angusticollis Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis aspera Chapuis, 1877
  • Paropsis atomaria Olivier, 1807
  • Paropsis augusta Blackburn, 1901
  • Paropsis bella Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis binbinga Daccordi, 2003
  • Paropsis bivulnerata Lea, 1924
  • Paropsis blandina Blackburn, 1901
  • Paropsis bovilli Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis carnosa Baly, 1866
  • Paropsis cerea Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis charybdis Stål, 1860
  • Paropsis confusa Blackburn, 1890
  • Paropsis convexa Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis deboeri Selman, 1983
  • Paropsis delittlei Selman, 1983
  • Paropsis deserti Blackburn, 1896
  • Paropsis dilatata Erichson, 1842
  • Paropsis elytrura Blackburn, 1901
  • Paropsis formosa Chapuis, 1877
  • Paropsis geographica Baly, 1866
  • Paropsis glauca Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis hebes Weise, 1917
  • Paropsis hygea Blackburn, 1901
  • Paropsis inquinata Weise, 1917
  • Paropsis insularis Blackburn, 1890
  • Paropsis intermedia Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis irrorata Chapuis, 1877
  • Paropsis latissima Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis latona Blackburn, 1901
  • Paropsis longicornis Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis lownei Baly, 1866
  • Paropsis lutea (Marsham, 1808)
  • Paropsis maculata (Marsham, 1808)
  • Paropsis mandibularis Weise, 1923
  • Paropsis manto Blackburn, 1901
  • Paropsis marmorea Olivier, 1807
  • Paropsis minor (Marsham, 1808)
  • Paropsis mintha Blackburn, 1901
  • Paropsis montana Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis morbillosa Boisduval, 1835
  • Paropsis mutabilis Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis mystica Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis obsoleta Olivier, 1807
  • Paropsis omphale Blackburn, 1901
  • Paropsis ornata (Marsham, 1808)
  • Paropsis pantherina Fauvel, 1862
  • Paropsis paphia Stål, 1860
  • Paropsis parryi Baly, 1866
  • Paropsis pictipennis Boheman, 1859
  • Paropsis ponderosa Lea, 1924
  • Paropsis porosa Erichson, 1842
  • Paropsis propinqua Baly, 1866
  • Paropsis quadrimaculata (Marsham, 1808)
  • Paropsis roseola Baly, 1866
  • Paropsis rubidipes Blackburn, 1901
  • Paropsis rufitarsis Chapuis, 1877
  • Paropsis rugulosa Boisduval, 1835
  • Paropsis sospita Blackburn, 1901
  • Paropsis tasmanica Baly, 1866
  • Paropsis thyone Blackburn, 1901
  • Paropsis ustulata Olivier, 1807
  • Paropsis variegata Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis variolosa (Marsham, 1808)
  • Paropsis wilsoni Baly, 1866
  • Paropsis yilgarnensis Blackburn, 1892
  • Paropsis zietzi Blackburn, 1894

References

  1. "Parona". Retrieved 2008-12-21.

External links

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