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

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Synonyms
  • Procrisina Aslam[1]
  • Parona (Berg, 1895)[2]

Paropsis is a genus of Chrysomelidae, commonly referred to as tortoise beetles, which includes over 70 described species.[3] Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape cause them to be mistaken for beetles in the family Coccinellidae (ladybirds).[4] They are distributed across Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.[5] They primarily feed on Eucalyptus but there are a few that feed on Baeckea, Kunzea and Leptospermum. Species within this genus are noted as pests. For example, Paropsis charybdis is a pest of Eucalyptus in New Zealand.[6]

Paropsis aegrota
Paropsis bella
Paropsis charybdis
Paropsis dilatata
Paropsis maculata
Paropsis minor
Paropsis roseola

Species

References

  1. ↑ Chris A. M. Reid (2006). "A taxonomic revision of the Australian Chrysomelinae, with a key to the genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Zootaxa. 1292: 1–119.
  2. ↑ "Parona". Retrieved 2008-12-21.
  3. ↑ "Statistics for Paropsis Olivier, 1807". Australian Biological Resources Study, Australian Faunal Directory. 2012. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  4. ↑ "Leaf Beetles - family Chrysomelidae, Field Guild". 2011. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  5. ↑ "Paropsis Olivier, 1807". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  6. ↑ Dean Satchell (2010). "Paropsis charybdis, Eucalyptus tortoise beetle". Farm Forestry New Zealand. Retrieved 2017-02-28.

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