Biology:Leptinotarsa
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Leptinotarsa is a genus of leaf beetles. The most well-known species is the Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata), an economically significant invasive crop pest. The closely related genus Stilodes has often been merged with Leptinotarsa, with some dispute about which name applies, but the type species – L.heydeni and "L." humeralis when both placed in Leptinotarsa – do not seem to be particularly close to each other.[1]
Several species in the genus produce leptinotarsin, a toxin similar to the diamphotoxin produced by species of the African leaf beetle genus Diamphidia. Some Leptinotarsa species are parasitised by ground beetles of genus Lebia.[2]
Selected species
- Leptinotarsa behrensi Harold, 1877
- Leptinotarsa belti
- Leptinotarsa cacica
- Leptinotarsa chalcospila
- Leptinotarsa collinsi Wilcox, 1972
- Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say, 1824) – Colorado potato beetle
- Leptinotarsa defecta Stål, 1859
- Leptinotarsa dellacasai Daccordi & Zoia, 2017
- Leptinotarsa flavitarsus
- Leptinotarsa gilberti Daccordi & Zoia, 2017
- Leptinotarsa haldemani Rogers, 1856 – Haldeman's green potato beetle
- Leptinotarsa heydeni Stål, 1858
- Leptinotarsa juncta (Germar, 1824) – false potato beetle
- Leptinotarsa lineolata Stål, 1863
- Leptinotarsa mariachia Daccordi & Zoia, 2017
- Leptinotarsa peninsularis Horn, 1894
- Leptinotarsa rubiginosa Rogers, 1856 – reddish potato beetle
- Leptinotarsa texana Schaeffer, 1906 – Texas potato beetle
- Leptinotarsa tlascalana Stål, 1858
- Leptinotarsa tumamoca Tower, 1918
- Leptinotarsa typographica
- Leptinotarsa undecimlineata
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- ↑ Dury, Guillaume J.; Jackson, Morgan D. (2026). "Resolving nomenclatural issues pertaining to the Chrysomelinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) of the Americas and establishing the identity of Demay, 1838". ZooKeys (1278): 1–18. doi:10.3897/zookeys.1278.175201.
- ↑ Chaboo, Caroline (2011). "Defensive behaviors in leaf beetles: From the unusual to the weird". in Weir, Tiffany; Vivanco, Jorge M.. Chemical Biology of the Tropics: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Signaling and Communication in Plants. Berlin: Springer Verlag. pp. 59–69. ISBN 978-3-642-19079-7. OCLC 706961677. http://biodiversity.ku.edu/sites/default/files/publications/chaboo-2011.pdf. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
External links
- Leptinotarsa at the Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
Wikidata ☰ Q602990 entry
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