Identification, Images, & Information
For Insects, Spiders & Their Kin
For the United States & Canada
Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Skeletonizing Leaf Beetles and Flea Beetles (Galerucinae) » Galerucini » Section Galerucites » Galeruca

Genus Galeruca

unk beetle - Galeruca yellow lined beetle - Galeruca dunes beetle - Galeruca rudis Silphidae 8-02-09 01a - Galeruca Galeruca rudis from Tolowa Dunes State Park - Galeruca rudis Yellow-bordered dune beetle - Galeruca Galeruca externa Galeruca externa
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 Galerucinae (Skeletonizing Leaf Beetles and Flea Beetles)
Tribe Galerucini
No Taxon (Section Galerucites)
Genus Galeruca
Explanation of Names
Galeruca Geoffroy 1762
Numbers
5 spp. in North America(1)
Identification
Species identification in this genus is very difficult, even when actual specimens are available for examination. (S.M. Clark, pers. comm. to =v= 12.xi.2010)
Internet References
Blake, Doris H. 1945. The genus Galeruca in North America (Coleoptera: Galerucinae). Proceedings of the Entomological Society of Washington 47(3): 53-63. (Biodiversity Heritage Library)
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 tom murray on 13 August, 2006 - 7:33pm
Additional contributions by ceiseman, v belov
Last updated 23 December, 2022 - 3:28pm

Disclaimer: Dedicated naturalists volunteer their time and resources here to provide this service. We strive to provide accurate information, but we are mostly just amateurs attempting to make sense of a diverse natural world. If you need expert professional advice, contact your local extension office.

Contributors own the copyright to and are solely responsible for contributed content.
Click the contributor's name for licensing and usage information.
Everything else copyright © 2003-2024 Iowa State University, unless otherwise noted.

Bugguide is hosted by:

Plant Pathology, Entomology and Microbiology at Iowa State University logo