Diorhabda
Appearance
Diorhabda | |
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Diorhabda sublineata | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Insecta |
Order: | Coleoptera |
Family: | Chrysomelidae |
Subfamily: | Galerucinae |
Tribe: | Galerucini |
Genus: | Diorhabda Weise, 1883 |
Diorhabda is a genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. The beetles feed on Tamarix (tamarisk or saltcedar) The genus is native to Europe and Asia, but several species have been intentionally introduced to North America as biological control agents for Tamarix. Common names include tamarisk beetle and saltcedar leaf beetle.[1]
Species include:
- Diorhabda carinata (Faldermann, 1837)
- Diorhabda carinulata (Desbrochers, 1869)
- Diorhabda elongata (Brullé, 1832)
- Diorhabda fischeri (Faldermann, 1837)
- Diorhabda meridionalis Berti & Rapilly, 1973
- Diorhabda octocostata Gahan, 1896
- Diorhabda persica (Faldermann, 1837)
- Diorhabda sublineata (Lucas, 1849)
References
[edit]- ^ "Diorhabda Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 16 November 2021.