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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Water, Rove, Scarab, Longhorn, Leaf and Snout Beetles (Polyphaga) » Long-horned and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » The Casebearers (Cryptocephalinae)

Subfamily Cryptocephalinae - The Casebearers

Classification · Other Common Names · Explanation of Names · Numbers · Habitat · Food · Remarks · Works Cited
Leaf beetle - Bassareus mammifer Leaf beetle - Bassareus brunnipes Cryptocephaline? - Cryptocephalus tinctus - female Leaf beetle - Coscinoptera aeneipennis Cryptocephaline on Leaf - Pachybrachis which beetle ? - Cryptocephalus leucomelas Beetle-Pachybrachis beetle - Pachybrachis
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 Cryptocephalinae (The Casebearers)
Other Common Names
Cylindrical leaf beetles
Explanation of Names
As far as known, the larval stages are all casebearers, living in and protected by a case constructed of their fecal matter and sometimes plant debris. (1)
Numbers
At least 345 species in 22 genera in America north of Mexico. (1)
Habitat
Larvae live in litter on the soil surface. (1)
Food
Larvae are mostly detritivorous; a small number consume green leaves. (1)
Remarks
Chrysomelids with long, slender antennae belong to Cryptocephalinae, however, not all Cryptocephalinae have such antennae (2)
Works Cited
1.American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
By Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.)
2.Coleoptera or Beetles East of the Great Plains
By Edwards, J. Gordon
Contributed by Beatriz Moisset on 27 March, 2005 - 6:22pm
Additional contributions by Mike Quinn
Last updated 11 January, 2006 - 1:56pm

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