Biology:Peltoschema
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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
- ↑ "Biolab". https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxontree/id573250/.
- ↑ , Wikidata Q52695186
- ↑ "NZ Farm Forestry - Home Page". nzffa.org.nz. http://www.nzffa.org.nz.
- ↑ "Traralgon South Environment Site". https://traralgonsouthenvironment.wordpress.com/tag/orphana-peltoschema/.
- ↑ Fagg,P. (2016). "Fireblight affecting wattle trees". The Victorian Naturalist 133 (6): 199–201. ISSN 0042-5184.
- ↑ "Peltoschema suturalis". NZ Farm Forestry. http://www.nzffa.org.nz/farm-forestry-model/the-essentials/forest-health-pests-and-diseases/Pests/peltoschema-suturalis/.
- ↑ Reitter, E. (1880). "Neun neue Clavicornier (Coleoptera)". Verhandlungen des naturforschenden Vereines in Brünn 18: 1–6 [4]. https://www.zobodat.at/pdf/Verh-naturf-Ver-Bruenn_18_0001-0006.pdf.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 "Australian Faunal Directory: Peltoschema" (in en). https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Peltoschema.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 , Wikidata Q94245036
- ↑ , Wikidata Q52695186
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q21403012 entry
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