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Lamprosomatinae
Subfamily Lamprosomatinae
Classification
Kingdom
Animalia (Animals)
Phylum
Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum
Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class
Insecta (Insects)
Order
Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder
Polyphaga
No Taxon
(Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily
Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family
Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Subfamily
Lamprosomatinae
Explanation of Names
Lamprosomatinae Lacordaire 1848
Numbers
A small subfamily, with a single species in our area and ~200 spp. in 12 genera of 3 tribes worldwide
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1
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Range
almost worldwide but spotty; most diverse in the Neotropics
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1
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Food
larvae feed on green parts or graze the bark
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1
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Remarks
larvae are casebearers
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1
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Works Cited
1.
American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea
Arnett, R.H., Jr., M. C. Thomas, P. E. Skelley and J. H. Frank. (eds.). 2002. CRC Press LLC, Boca Raton, FL.
Contributed by
Phillip Harpootlian
on 23 February, 2011 - 2:32pm
Additional contributions by
v belov
Last updated 28 March, 2013 - 11:49am