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Subfamily Criocerinae

Asparagus Beetle - Crioceris asparagi Beetle - Oulema cornuta Second wave - Crioceris asparagi Three-Lined Potato Beetle - Lema daturaphila Three-lined potato beetle - Lema daturaphila Say's Oulema leaf beetles - Oulema sayi - male - female Asparagus Beetle eggs - Crioceris asparagi Asparagus Beetle - Crioceris asparagi
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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