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Checklist for Family Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802 (Casebearers)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
283
1672
2201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
275
1655
2186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
205
1494
2029
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
57
623
794
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
54
527
631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
31
309
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chrysomeloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Runner, Leaf Beetles, Long-horned Beetles
1
48
28
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChrysomelidae
Latreille, 1802
Casebearers, Indet Leaf Beetle, Leaf and Seed Beetles
48
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape Town
48 Genera with 28 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPST
Acanthoscelides Schilsky, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Achaenops Suffrian, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Ageniosa Weise, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Antipus DeGeer, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Apophylia C.G. Thomson, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Argopistes Motschulsky, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Aspidimorpha Hope, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Aspidomorpha Agassiz, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Blepharida Chevrolat, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Bruchidius Schilsky, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Bruchus Linnaeus, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Callosobruchus Pic, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Caryopemon Jekel, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Cassida Linnaeus, 1854Tortoise Beetles3SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocnema Stephens, 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Chirodica Germar, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Clytra Laicharting, 1781
0SpeciesTaxom
Cneorane Baly, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Coenobius Suffrian, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Conchyloctenia Spaeth, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Crepidodera Chevrolat, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocephalus Geoffroy, 1857Cylindrical leaf beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtonus Latreille, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Dactylispa Weise, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Echtrusia Lefèvre, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Exora Erichson, 01SpeciesTaxom
Hispa Linnaeus, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Lactica Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Lema Fabricius, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Leptispa Baly, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Luperodes Motschulsky, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Luperus Geoffroy, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Lychnophaes Lacordaire, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoma Chapuis, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Melitonoma Chevrolat, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Melixanthus Suffrian, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Miopristis Lacordaire, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Monolepta Dejean, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Monomacra Chevrolat, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Nisotra Baly, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Oncocephala Agassiz, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Oulema Gozis, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Palaeophylia Jacoby, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Pallena Chapuis, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorupilia Jacoby, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroderma Stephens, 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Stegnaspea Baly, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Tuberculobruchus Decelle, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
28 Species
Acanthoscelides obtectus Say, 1831American seed beetle
Achaenops punctatellus Schoeller, 2006
Ageniosa nugaria Vogel, 1871
Antipus rufus De Geer, 1778
Apophylia scutellaris Allard, 1889
Aspidimorpha (Aspidimorpha) quadriremis Gyllenhal, 1808
Bruchus rufimanus Boheman, 1833Bean beetle
Cassida (Cassida) seladonia Gyllenhal, 1827
Cassida (Crepidaspis) versicolor Boheman, 1855
Cassida (Mionychella) litigiosa Boheman, 1854
Conchyloctenia punctata Fabricius, 1787
Cryptocephalus decemnotatus Suffrian, 1857
Cyrtonus oomorphus Fairmaire, 1882
Dactylispa (Triplispa) callosa Uhmann, 1935
Dactylispa (Triplispa) capicola Péringuey, 1898
Dactylispa (Triplispa) sulcata Chapuis, 1877Armyworm
Exora suturalis
Hispa ramosa Gyllenhal, 1817
Lema (Quasilema) daturaphila (Kogan and Go..., 1970)⇒ Lema trabeata Lacordaire, 1845
Leptispa gracilis Péringuey, 1898
Luperus luperus Sulzer, 1776
Luperus semifoveolatus Jacoby, 1906
Monolepta bioculata Fabricius, 1781
Monolepta cruciata Guérin, 1849
Oncocephala promontorii (Péringuey, 1898)⇒ Oncocephala kolbei Gestro, 1899
Palaeophylia tricolor Fabricius, 1781
Pseudorupilia chera Grobbelaar, 1995
Stegnaspea trimeni Baly, 1877

Subnodes of Chrysomelidae with occurrences in Cape Town
SubfamilyBruchinae
Latreille, 1802
Bean weevils, Pea and Bean Weevils, Seed beetles
6
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCassidinae
Gyllenhal, 1813
Leaf-mining beetles, Tortoise beetles, Tortoise Beetles and Hispines, Tortoiseshell beetles
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyChrysomelinae
Latreille, 1802
Broad-shouldered leaf beetles, leaf beetle
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCriocerinae
Latreille, 1804
Shining leaf beetles
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCryptocephalinae
Gyllenhal, 1813
Case-bearing Leaf Beetles, Casebearers, Cylindrical leaf beetles
7
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEumolpinae
Hope, 1840
Oval leaf beetles
2
0
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGalerucinae
Latreille, 1802
Skeletonizing leaf beetles, Skeletonizing Leaf Beetles and Flea Beetles
18
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyHispinae
Gyllenhal, 1813
Leaf-mining beetles, Leaf-mining leaf beetles
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLamprosomatinae
Lacordaire, 1848
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom



Chrysomelidae (Latreille 1802)
Chrysomelidae (Latreille 1802)


Links, sources and further information
Chrysomelidae at artfakta.se
Chrysomelidae at dyntaxa.se
Chrysomelidae at gbif.org
Chrysomelidae at irmng.org
Chrysomelidae at itis.gov