Biology:Peltoschema

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Peltoschema
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Peltoschema orphana Fireblight beetle
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Peltoschema

Reitter, 1880
Species
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Peltoschema tetraspilota
Peltoschema trilineata
Peltoschema delicula
peltoschema oceanica
Peltoschema rubiginosa
Peltoschema hamadryas larva
Peltoschema hamadryas
Peltoschema sp

Peltoschema is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, insects also called leaf beetles. This genus contains about 94 species.[1][2] Some mimic ladybird beetles and others are pests and can cause serious defoliation of their host plants. Peltoschema orphana (the fireblight beetle) can defoliate and kill populations of silver wattle.[3][failed verification][4] and badly damage Acacia mearnsii.[5] Peltoschema suturalis is native to Australia and another pest of Acacias.[6]

Taxonomy

The genus was first described by Edmund Reitter in 1880, with the type species being Peltoschema filicornis, by monotypy,[7][8] and was redescribed in 2001 by Reid and Slipinski.[9] The taxonomic decision for the synonymy of Acacicola Lea, 1903, Pyrgoides, and Pyrgo is based on Reid and Slipinski's 2001 paper.[8][9]

Distribution

Beetles of this genus are found in all states and territories of Australia .[8]

Host plants

Host plants include not only plants in the genera Acacia and Daviesia in the Fabaceae family, but also plants in the Myrtaceae and Apocynaceae families.[10]

Further reading

Species

  • Peltoschema amabilis
  • Peltoschema anxia
  • Peltoschema apicata
  • Peltoschema arethusa
  • Peltoschema basicollis
  • Peltoschema brevifrons
  • Peltoschema bunyamontis
  • Peltoschema calomeloides
  • Peltoschema caloptera
  • Peltoschema carbonata
  • Peltoschema cardinalis
  • Peltoschema clio
  • Peltoschema cooki
  • Peltoschema daphne
  • Peltoschema delicatula
  • Peltoschema depressa
  • Peltoschema didyma
  • Peltoschema dimidiata
  • Peltoschema discoidalis
  • Peltoschema dryope
  • Peltoschema erythrocephala
  • Peltoschema excisipennis
  • Peltoschema eyrensis
  • Peltoschema festiva
  • Peltoschema filicornis
  • Peltoschema flavoinclusa
  • Peltoschema fuscitarsis
  • Peltoschema haematosticta
  • Peltoschema hamadryas
  • Peltoschema hera
  • Peltoschema immaculicollis
  • Peltoschema infirma
  • Peltoschema irene
  • Peltoschema isolata
  • Peltoschema jucunda
  • Peltoschema lepida
  • Peltoschema livida
  • Peltoschema longula
  • Peltoschema lucidula
  • Peltoschema lucina
  • Peltoschema macrosticta
  • Peltoschema maculiventris
  • Peltoschema mansueta
  • Peltoschema medea
  • Peltoschema medioflava
  • Peltoschema mediorufa
  • Peltoschema mediovittata
  • Peltoschema mitis
  • Peltoschema mjoebergi
  • Peltoschema modesta
  • Peltoschema navicula
  • Peltoschema nigritula
  • Peltoschema nigroconspersa
  • Peltoschema nigropicta
  • Peltoschema niobe
  • Peltoschema notata
  • Peltoschema obtusata
  • Peltoschema oceanica
  • Peltoschema oenone
  • Peltoschema orphana
  • Peltoschema pallidula
  • Peltoschema pandora
  • Peltoschema partita
  • Peltoschema perplexa
  • Peltoschema platycephala
  • Peltoschema posticalis
  • Peltoschema prosternalis
  • Peltoschema pulchella
  • Peltoschema quadrizonata
  • Peltoschema rostralis
  • Peltoschema rubiginosa
  • Peltoschema rufopicta
  • Peltoschema scaphula
  • Peltoschema scutellata
  • Peltoschema scutifera
  • Peltoschema spectabilis
  • Peltoschema stillatipennis
  • Peltoschema subaenescens
  • Peltoschema subapicalis
  • Peltoschema substriata
  • Peltoschema suturalis
  • Peltoschema suturella
  • Peltoschema tarsalis
  • Peltoschema tetraspilota
  • Peltoschema tricosa
  • Peltoschema trilineata
  • Peltoschema turbata
  • Peltoschema venusta
  • Peltoschema venustula
  • Peltoschema verticalis
  • Peltoschema vesta
  • Peltoschema vicina
  • Peltoschema virens
  • Peltoschema viridula
  • Peltoschema ziczac

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q21403012 entry