Paropsine Leaf Beetle
Paropsis intermedia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Chrysomelinae
Genus: Paropsis
Olivier, 1807
Type species
Paropsis obsoleta
Olivier, 1807
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Parona (Berg, 1895)[2]
  • Procris Weise, 1901 (preoccupied)
  • Procrisina Aslam, 1968

Paropsis is a genus of Chrysomelidae, commonly referred to as tortoise beetles, which includes over 70 described species.[3] Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape cause them to be mistaken for beetles in the family Coccinellidae (ladybirds).[4] They are distributed across Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.[5] Some species, Paropsis atomaria in particular, have been introduced to the United States in California with first official documented sightings in 2022.[6] They primarily feed on Eucalyptus but there are a few that feed on Baeckea, Kunzea and Leptospermum. Species within this genus are noted as pests. For example, Paropsis charybdis is a pest of Eucalyptus in New Zealand.[7]

Paropsis aegrota
Paropsis bella
Paropsis charybdis
Paropsis dilatata
Paropsis maculata
Paropsis minor
Paropsis roseola

Species

  • Paropsis aciculata Chapuis, 1877
  • Paropsis advena Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis aegrota Boisduval, 1835
  • Paropsis affinis Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis angusticollis Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis aspera Chapuis, 1877
  • Paropsis atomaria Olivier, 1807
  • Paropsis augusta Blackburn, 1901
  • Paropsis bella Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis binbinga Daccordi, 2003
  • Paropsis bivulnerata Lea, 1924
  • Paropsis blandina Blackburn, 1901
  • Paropsis bovilli Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis carnosa Baly, 1866
  • Paropsis cerea Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis charybdis Stål, 1860
  • Paropsis confusa Blackburn, 1890
  • Paropsis convexa Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis deboeri Selman, 1983
  • Paropsis delittlei Selman, 1983
  • Paropsis deserti Blackburn, 1896
  • Paropsis dilatata Erichson, 1842
  • Paropsis elytrura Blackburn, 1901
  • Paropsis formosa Chapuis, 1877
  • Paropsis geographica Baly, 1866
  • Paropsis glauca Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis hebes Weise, 1917
  • Paropsis hygea Blackburn, 1901
  • Paropsis inquinata Weise, 1917
  • Paropsis insularis Blackburn, 1890
  • Paropsis intermedia Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis irrorata Chapuis, 1877
  • Paropsis latissima Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis latona Blackburn, 1901
  • Paropsis longicornis Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis lownei Baly, 1866
  • Paropsis lutea (Marsham, 1808)
  • Paropsis maculata (Marsham, 1808)
  • Paropsis mandibularis Weise, 1923
  • Paropsis manto Blackburn, 1901
  • Paropsis marmorea Olivier, 1807
  • Paropsis minor (Marsham, 1808)
  • Paropsis mintha Blackburn, 1901
  • Paropsis montana Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis morbillosa Boisduval, 1835
  • Paropsis mutabilis Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis mystica Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis obsoleta Olivier, 1807
  • Paropsis omphale Blackburn, 1901
  • Paropsis ornata (Marsham, 1808)
  • Paropsis pantherina Fauvel, 1862
  • Paropsis paphia Stål, 1860
  • Paropsis parryi Baly, 1866
  • Paropsis pictipennis Boheman, 1859
  • Paropsis ponderosa Lea, 1924
  • Paropsis porosa Erichson, 1842
  • Paropsis propinqua Baly, 1866
  • Paropsis quadrimaculata (Marsham, 1808)
  • Paropsis roseola Baly, 1866
  • Paropsis rubidipes Blackburn, 1901
  • Paropsis rufitarsis Chapuis, 1877
  • Paropsis rugulosa Boisduval, 1835
  • Paropsis sospita Blackburn, 1901
  • Paropsis tasmanica Baly, 1866
  • Paropsis thyone Blackburn, 1901
  • Paropsis ustulata Olivier, 1807
  • Paropsis variegata Blackburn, 1894
  • Paropsis variolosa (Marsham, 1808)
  • Paropsis wilsoni Baly, 1866
  • Paropsis yilgarnensis Blackburn, 1892
  • Paropsis zietzi Blackburn, 1894

References

  1. ↑ Reid, C.A.M. (2006). "A taxonomic revision of the Australian Chrysomelinae, with a key to the genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Zootaxa. 1292: 1–119. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1292.1.1. (Erratum: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1306.1.6)
  2. ↑ "Parona". Retrieved 2008-12-21.
  3. ↑ "Statistics for Paropsis Olivier, 1807". Australian Biological Resources Study, Australian Faunal Directory. 2012. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  4. ↑ "Leaf Beetles - family Chrysomelidae, Field Guild". 2011. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  5. ↑ "Paropsis Olivier, 1807". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
  6. ↑ Beucke, Kyle (2022). "California Pest Rating Proposal-- Paropsis atomaria" (PDF). California Department of Food and Agriculture. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
  7. ↑ Dean Satchell (2010). "Paropsis charybdis, Eucalyptus tortoise beetle". Farm Forestry New Zealand. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
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