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Subtribe Doryphorina

Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Hexapods (Hexapoda) » Insects (Insecta) » Beetles (Coleoptera) » Polyphaga » Series Cucujiformia » Longhorn and Leaf Beetles (Chrysomeloidea) » Leaf Beetles (Chrysomelidae) » Chrysomelinae » Chrysomelini » Doryphorina » Leptinotarsa » Colorado Potato Beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata)

Sexual dimorphism in the attachment ability of the Colorado potato beetle ... to rough substrates

By D. Voigt, J. M. Schuppert, S. Dattinger, and S.N. Gorb
Elsevier Ltd., 2008

Sexual dimorphism in the attachment ability of the Colorado potato beetle Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) to rough substrates, Journal of Insect Physiology, Volume 54(5): 765-776, 2008.

L. decemlineata has myriad deformable setae on its tarsi which allow it to adhere to rough surfaces due to van der Waal's force. Deformation of the setae and adhesive secretions allow for a greater contact area, enhancing the bond.

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Contributed by Edward L. Ruden on 19 December, 2011 - 8:47am

The American species of Chrysolina Mots. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)

By Brown W.J.
Can. Entomol. 94: 58-74, 1962

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Contributed by v belov on 24 November, 2020 - 10:22am

A study on the genus Chrysolina Motsch. 1860, with a checklist of all the described subgenera, species, subspecies, and synonyms

By Bieńkowski A.O.
Genus 12: 105-235, 2001

Full title: A study on the genus Chrysolina Motschulsky, 1860, with a checklist of all the described subgenera, species, subspecies, and synonyms (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae)
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Contributed by v belov on 12 January, 2010 - 6:27am

An Investigation of Evolution in Chrysomelid Beetles of the Genus Leptinotarsa

By William Lawrence Tower
Carnegie Institution of Washington, 1906

Extensive treatise on Leptinotarsa, includes range maps, plates, quantitative data, instructions for specimen preparation (including preserving and restoring color), and other detailed discussions.

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Contributed by Edward L. Ruden on 19 October, 2011 - 8:47am

The Potato Beetles: The Genus Leptinotarsa in North America (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)

By Jacques, R.L
CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 144 pp., 1988

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Based on over 2,500 specimens representing all the species of Leptinotarsa in Canada, the United States, and Mexico, this book includes studies on 31 of the 41 known species of the world. Included are host records, when available, and distribution data.

The most complete information is available for nine species found in the United States.

Jacques, R.L. 1988. The Potato Beetles: The Genus Leptinotarsa in North America (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae). CRC Press, Boca Raton, FL. 144 pp.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 3 March, 2009 - 11:15am

Systematic revision of the genus Calligrapha Chevrolat ... in Central America: The group of Calligrapha argus Stål

By Jesús Gómez-Zurita
Zootaxa 3922 (1), 2015

Jesús Gómez-Zurita, Systematic revision of the genus Calligrapha Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae) in Central America: The group of Calligrapha argus Stål, Zootaxa 3922 (1), 2015.

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Contributed by Edward L. Ruden on 23 November, 2023 - 2:49pm

Morphological and molecular characterization of a new Nearctic sp. of Calligrapha (Chrysomelidae) from Central Mexico.

By Montelongo, T. and J. Gómez-Zurita.
Proceedings Entomological Society of Washington 115(4):369-391., 2013

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Montelongo, T. and J. Gómez-Zurita. 2013. Morphological and molecular characterization of a new Nearctic species of Calligrapha Chevrolat, 1836 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae) from central Mexico. Proceedings Entomological Society of Washington 115(4):369-391.

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In this study we use a combination of morphological, molecular (mtDNA cytochrome c oxidase subunit 1 gene), geographic and ecological (field observations and cpDNA sequences from ingested plant tissue) data to describe and diagnose a new southern Nearctic leaf beetle species of Calligrapha Chevrolat, 1836 (Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae): [b]Calligrapha thermalis Gomez-Zurita, sp.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 9 December, 2021 - 10:29am

Multilocus molecular systematics and evolution in time and space of Calligrapha (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae).

By Montelongo, T. and J. Gómez‐Zurita.
Zoologica Scripta 43(6): 605-628., 2014

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Montelongo, T. and J. Gómez‐Zurita. 2014. Multilocus molecular systematics and evolution in time and space of Calligrapha (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae). Zoologica Scripta 43(6): 605-628.

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Contributed by Mike Quinn on 16 July, 2018 - 6:33pm

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