Subfamily Criocerinae

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Season · Print References · Internet References · Works Cited

metallic blue and orange banded Leaf Beetle - Lema solani

Three Lined Potato Beetle - Lema daturaphila

Three-Lined Potato Beetles - Lema daturaphila - male - female

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Class Insecta (Insects)

Order Coleoptera (Beetles)

Suborder Polyphaga (Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles)

Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Long-horned and Leaf Beetles)

Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)

Subfamily Criocerinae

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Twelve new species described by White (1993) (1)

Numbers

44 species of Criocerinae in America north of Mexico (1)

Season

Overwinter as adults (1)

Print References

White, R.E. 1993. Revision of the Subfamily Criocerinae (Chrysomelidae) of North America North of Mexico. USDA-ARS Tech. Bull. 1805. v + 158 pp., 32 plates.

Internet References

Identification guide to the Leaf Beetles of Great Smoky Mountains National Park - TAMU

Works Cited

1.	Revision of the Subfamily Criocerinae (Chrysomelidae) of North America North of Mexico By Richard E. White

Contributed by Phillip Harpootlian on 3 March, 2005 - 8:43am
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn, Boris Bueche
Last updated 25 February, 2009 - 8:05am

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