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Checklist for Superfamily Chrysomeloidea Latreille, 1802 (Bark Runner)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Insecta
Linnaeus, 1758
Insects, True insects
630
8507
21838
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Pterygota
Lang, 1888
Winged insects
628
8495
21797
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Neoptera
van der Wulp, 1890
Modern Wing-folding insects
600
8347
21509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Holometabola
Heider, 1889
Holometabolous Insects
384
6839
18665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Coleoptera
Linnaeus, 1758
Beetles, Coleopterans
98
2243
6022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Polyphaga
Emery, 1886
Polyphags
85
1986
5309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Cucujiformia
Lameere, 1938
45
1088
2022
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chrysomeloidea
Latreille, 1802
Bark Runner, Leaf Beetles, Long-horned Beetles
2
149
168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
2 Families width 168 Species and 1 Subspecies
Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802Casebearers167SpeciesTaxom
Megalopodidae Latreille, 1802Megalopodid Leaf Beetles1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
149 Genera with 168 Species
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Acanthoscelides Schilsky, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Achaenops Suffrian, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Acrocassis Spaeth, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Aethiopocassis Spaeth, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Ageniosa Weise, 06SpeciesTaxom
Algoala Jacoby, 01SpeciesTaxom
Altica Geoffroy, 1847Metallic Flea Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Amphimela Chapuis, 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Antipus DeGeer, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Apophylia C.G. Thomson, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Argopistes Motschulsky, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Asbecesta Harold, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Aspidimorpha Hope, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Aspidomorpha Agassiz, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Atactolema Heinze, 1927
0SpeciesTaxom
Atelechira Lacordaire, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Basipta Chevrolat, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Blepharida Chevrolat, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Brachypnoea Gistel, 01SpeciesTaxom
Bruchidius Schilsky, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Bruchus Linnaeus, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Buphonella Jacoby, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Calligrapha Chevrolat, 1909Calligrapha Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Callispa Baly, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Callosobruchus Pic, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Cannonia Hincks, 1949
0SpeciesTaxom
Caryopemon Jekel, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Cassida Linnaeus, 1789Tortoise Beetles11SpeciesTaxom
Centroscelis Chevrolat, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaetocnema Stephens, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Chapuisia Dugès, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Chelysida Fairmaire, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Chirodica Germar, 1834
0SpeciesTaxom
Chrysolina Motschulsky, 18124SpeciesTaxom
Chrysomela Linnaeus, 07SpeciesTaxom
Clytra Laicharting, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Cneorane Baly, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Coenobius Suffrian, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Colasposoma Laporte, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Conchyloctenia Spaeth, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Coptocephala Chevrolat, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Crabronites Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Crepidodera Chevrolat, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Crioceris Geoffroy, 0Asparagus beetle14SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocephalus Geoffroy, 0Cylindrical leaf beetles16SpeciesTaxom
Cryptonychus Gyllenhal, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtonus Latreille, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Dactylispa Weise, 19347SpeciesTaxom
Derocrepis Weise, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Diabrotica Dejean, 2015Corn rootworms1SpeciesTaxom
Diapromorpha Lacordaire, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Dicladispa Gestro, 18984SpeciesTaxom
Dunbrodya Jacoby, 1906
0SpeciesTaxom
Echtrusia Lefèvre, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Epitrix Foudras, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Ergana Chapuis, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Eryxia Baly, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Eupachytoma Laboissière, 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurydemus Chapuis, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Exema Lacordaire, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Exora Erichson, 01SpeciesTaxom
Exosoma Jacoby, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Gabonia Jacoby, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Galeruca Geoffroy, 01SpeciesTaxom
Galerucella Crotch, 1880Water-lily Beetle1SpeciesTaxom
Gastrida Chapuis, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Gynandrophthalma Lacordaire, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Hallirhotius Jacoby, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Haltica Illiger, 05SpeciesTaxom
Hispa Linnaeus, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Hispodonta Baly, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Laccoptera Boheman, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Lachnaia Dejean, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Lactica Erichson, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Lefevrea Jacoby, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Lema Fabricius, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Leptaulaca Weise, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Leptinotarsa Chevrolat, 1906Potato Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Leptispa Baly, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Leucastea Stål, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Lilioceris Reitter, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Longitarsus Berthold, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Luperodes Motschulsky, 1858
0SpeciesTaxom
Luperus Geoffroy, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Lychnophaes Lacordaire, 1848
0SpeciesTaxom
Macetes Chapuis, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoma Chapuis, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Megacerus Bridwell, 1839Large-horned Bruchids1SpeciesTaxom
Megaleruca Laboissière, 1922
0SpeciesTaxom
Megalognatha Baly, 18895SpeciesTaxom
Melitonoma Chevrolat, 17871SpeciesTaxom
Melixanthus Suffrian, 1854
0SpeciesTaxom
Miopristis Lacordaire, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Monocida Jacoby, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Monolepta Dejean, 18439SpeciesTaxom
Monomacra Chevrolat, 1836
0SpeciesTaxom
Monoxia LeConte, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Nisotra Baly, 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Notosacantha Chevrolat, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Oncocephala Agassiz, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Ootheca Chevrolat, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Oulema Gozis, 1886
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxylepus Desbrochers, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Pachnephorus L. Redtenbacher, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachybrachis Chevrolat, 1781Scriptured Leaf Beetles1SpeciesTaxom
Pachybrachys Mannerheim, 1843
0SpeciesTaxom
Palaeophylia Jacoby, 17811SpeciesTaxom
Pallena Chapuis, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Peploptera Lacordaire, 01SpeciesTaxom
Phyllotreta Dejean, 17841SpeciesTaxom
Plagiodera Laicharting, 1781
0SpeciesTaxom
Platycorynus Chevrolat, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Platypria Guérin-Ménev..., 1840
0SpeciesTaxom
Polexima Weise, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Porphytoma Jacoby, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Prosmidia Weise, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Protoclytra Weise, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudapophylia Jacoby, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudispella Kraatz, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocolaspis Laporte, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolognatha Jacoby, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomalegia Jacoby, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorupilia Jacoby, 19952SpeciesTaxom
Psylliodes Berthold, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Pygobruchidius Pic, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhembastus Harold, 1877
0SpeciesTaxom
Sardoides Jacoby, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Scelodonta Westwood, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Semmiona Fairmaire, 1885
0SpeciesTaxom
Sermyloides Jacoby, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Serraphula Jacoby, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Smeia Lacordaire, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Sonchia Weise, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroderma Stephens, 1831
0SpeciesTaxom
Sphondylia Weise, 1902
0SpeciesTaxom
Stegnaspea Baly, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Sulcobruchus Chujo, 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Syagrus Chapuis, 1874
0SpeciesTaxom
Synbrotica Bechyne, 01SpeciesTaxom
Taumacera Thunberg, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Timarchosoma Jacoby, 1894
0SpeciesTaxom
Tituboea Lacordaire, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Trichocneorane Laboissière, 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Tricholochmaea Laboissière, 1932
0SpeciesTaxom
Trirhabda J. L. LeConte, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Tuberculobruchus Decelle, 1951
0SpeciesTaxom
Xanthonia Baly, 18241SpeciesTaxom
Zeugophora Kunze, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Zohranus Aslam, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
168 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthoscelides obtectus Say, 1831American seed beetle
Achaenops punctatellus Schoeller, 2006
Acrocassis (Acrocassis) gibbipennis Boheman, 1854
Aethiopocassis vigintimaculata Thunberg, 1789
Ageniosa alutacea Vogel, 1871
Ageniosa diversa
Ageniosa gamtoosiana
Ageniosa nitidipennis
Ageniosa nugaria Vogel, 1871
Ageniosa pondoana
Algoala nodulosa
Altica kalmiae F. E. Melshe..., 1847Koa moth
Antipus rufus De Geer, 1778
Apophylia duvivieri Allard, 1889
Apophylia scutellaris Allard, 1889
Asbecesta capensis Allard, 1888
Asbecesta cyanipennis Harold, 1877
Asbecesta ornata Jacoby, 1900
Aspidimorpha (Afroaspidimorpha) areata Klug, 1835
Aspidimorpha (Aspidimorpha) quadriremis Gyllenhal, 1808
Aspidimorpha (Megaspidomorpha) puncticosta Boheman, 1854
Aspidomorpha madagascarica Boheman, 1854
Atelechira elegans Thunberg, 1821
Basipta pilosella Boheman, 1854
Basipta stolida Boheman, 1854
Brachypnoea nicandra
Bruchus pisorum Linnaeus, 1758Bruchid Beetle
Bruchus rufimanus Boheman, 1833Bean beetle
Calligrapha (Calligrapha) rowena Knab, 1909Variable oakleaf caterpillar
Callispa (Callispa) hessei Uhmann, 1934
Cassida (Cassida) seladonia Gyllenhal, 1827
Cassida (Crepidaspis) dorsovittata Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Crepidaspis) irregularis Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Crepidaspis) sphaerula Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Crepidaspis) versicolor Boheman, 1855
Cassida (Mionychella) cordula Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Mionychella) litigiosa Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Mionychella) melanophthalma Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Mionychella) pudens Boheman, 1854
Cassida (Tylocentra) reticulipennis Borowiec & S..., 2001
Cassida vigintimaculata Thunberg, 1789
Chaetocnema (Chaetocnema) hortensis Geoffroy, 1785Corn flea beetle
Chaetocnema wollastoni Baly, 1877
Chrysolina (Anopachys) pala Bienkowski, 1998
Chrysolina (Erythrochrysa) polita Linnaeus, 1758Knotgrass Leaf Beetle
Chrysolina (Taeniochrysea) americana Linnaeus, 1758Rosemary Beetle
Chrysolina (Threnosoma) cribrosa Ahrens, 1812
Chrysomela (Macrolina) knabi Brown, 1956Deep jewelbox
Chrysomela (Macrolina) scripta Fabricius, 1801Cottonwood Beetle
Chrysomela caffra Thunberg, 1821
Chrysomela capensis
Chrysomela cyanea (Fabricius, 1781)⇒ Chrysolina schaefferi Brown, 1962
Chrysomela duodecimguttata Thunberg, 1787
Chrysomela multiguttata
Clytra bifasciata De Geer, 1778
Conchyloctenia punctata Fabricius, 1787
Conchyloctenia tripuncticollis Boheman, 1862
Coptocephala (Coptocephala) unicolor Lucas, 1845
Crioceris (Crioceris) duodecimpunctata Linnaeus, 1758Spotted asparagus beetle
Crioceris (Crioceris) nigropunctata Lacordaire, 1845
Crioceris aenea
Crioceris brunnea
Crioceris dimidiata
Crioceris discolor
Crioceris fusca
Crioceris haemorrhoa
Crioceris laevis
Crioceris lata Thunberg, 1787
Crioceris prasina
Crioceris pygmaea Fabricius, 1787
Crioceris tetrapuncta Thunberg, 1787
Crioceris virens
Cryptocephalus (Burlinius) labiatus Linnaeus, 1761
Cryptocephalus (Burlinius) puncticollis Wollaston, 1864
Cryptocephalus bioculatus
Cryptocephalus brunneus Gmelin, 1790
Cryptocephalus calidus Suffrian, 1852
Cryptocephalus capensis Harold, 1872
Cryptocephalus compressus
Cryptocephalus crux Gebler, 1848
Cryptocephalus decemnotatus Suffrian, 1857
Cryptocephalus erythromelas
Cryptocephalus notatus Fabricius, 1787
Cryptocephalus repandus
Cryptocephalus sexguttatus Fabricius, 1798
Cryptocephalus sinuatus (Harold, 1872)⇒ Cryptocephalus carinthiacus Suffrian, 1884
Cryptocephalus transversepunctatus
Cryptocephalus trifurcatus
Cryptonychus (Cryptonychus) extremus Péringuey, 1898
Cyrtonus eumolpus Fairmaire, 1850
Cyrtonus oomorphus Fairmaire, 1882
Dactylispa (Triplispa) bodongi Uhmann, 1930
Dactylispa (Triplispa) callosa Uhmann, 1935
Dactylispa (Triplispa) capicola Péringuey, 1898
Dactylispa (Triplispa) pubicollis Chapuis, 1877Armyworm
Dactylispa (Triplispa) sulcata Chapuis, 1877Armyworm
Dactylispa (Triplispa) verecunda Péringuey, 1908
Dactylispa (Triplispa) viatoris Uhmann, 1934
Diabrotica mitteri Derunkov, Ro..., 2015
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) decipiens Péringuey, 1898
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) malvernia Péringuey, 1908
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) spiculata Uhmann, 1957
Dicladispa (Dicladispa) vexatrix Péringuey, 1898
Epitrix integricollis Jacoby, 1897
Ergana fulvipes Jacoby, 1903
Exora suturalis
Galeruca laevis
Galerucella geniculata Harold, 1880
Haltica bilineata
Haltica flava
Haltica picea (Waterhouse, 1838)⇒ Epithrix picea Waterhouse, 1838
Haltica rufa
Haltica stolida
Hispa ramosa Gyllenhal, 1817
Hispodonta chapuisii Gestro, 1885
Laccoptera (Orphnoda) intertexta Boheman, 1862
Laccoptera (Orphnodella) ruginosa Boheman, 1855
Lema (Quasilema) bilineata Germar, 1824Tobacco slug beetle
Lema (Quasilema) daturaphila (Kogan and Go..., 1970)⇒ Lema trabeata Lacordaire, 1845
Leptinotarsa texana (Schaeffer, 1906)⇒ Leptinotarsa juncta Germar, 1824
Leptispa gracilis Péringuey, 1898
Leptispa sobrina Péringuey, 1908
Lilioceris (Lilioceris) bohemani Baly, 1863
Lilioceris (Lilioceris) puncticollis Lacordaire, 1845
Lilioceris (Lilioceris) rufosanguinea Clark, H., 1866
Longitarsus (Longitarsus) luridus Scopoli, 1763Leaf beetle
Luperus dunbrodyensis Jacoby, 1903
Luperus luperus Sulzer, 1776
Luperus semifoveolatus Jacoby, 1906
Megacerus (Megacerus) ripiphorus Fåhraeus, 1839
Megalognatha elegans Baly, 1878
Megalognatha exosomoides Laboissière, 1927
Megalognatha festiva Fabricius, 1781
Megalognatha inconspicua Jacoby, 1906
Megalognatha ruficollis Allard, 1889
Melitonoma decemnotata Thunberg, 1787
Miopristis flexuosa Thunberg, 1821
Monolepta bioculata Fabricius, 1781
Monolepta caerulea Jacoby, 1903
Monolepta capicola Weise, 1915
Monolepta citrinella Jacoby, 1899
Monolepta cruciata Guérin, 1849
Monolepta melanogaster Wiedemann, 1823
Monolepta octomaculata Jacoby, 1895
Monolepta partita Weise, 1916
Monolepta pauperata Erichson, 1843
Monoxia schizonycha Blake, 1939
Notosacantha badia Boheman, 1850
Oncocephala promontorii (Péringuey, 1898)⇒ Oncocephala kolbei Gestro, 1899
Ootheca laevipennis Jacoby, 1899
Oxylepus sextuberculatus Borowiec, 2002
Pachybrachis (Pachybrachis) hieroglyphicus Laicharting, 1781
Palaeophylia tricolor Fabricius, 1781
Peploptera acromialis
Phyllotreta exclamationis Thunberg, 1784
Pseudorupilia chera Grobbelaar, 1995
Pseudorupilia sepia Grobbelaar, 1995
Psylliodes (Psylliodes) cuprea J. D. W. Koch, 1803
Sardoides viridicollis Jacoby, 1895
Serraphula elongata Jacoby, 1900
Smeia undata Thunberg, 1821
Stegnaspea trimeni Baly, 1877
Synbrotica brasiliensis tituboea
Taumacera deusta Thunberg, 1814
Tituboea macropus Illiger, 1800
Trirhabda borealis Blake, 1931
Xanthonia decemnotata Say, 1824Ten-spotted Leaf Beetle
Zeugophora (Zeugophora) chinensis Medvedev, 1998

Subnodes of Chrysomeloidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyChrysomelidae
Latreille, 1802
Casebearers, Indet Leaf Beetle, Leaf and Seed Beetles, Leaf Beetle, Leaf beetles, Rootworms, Seed and leaf beetles
146
167
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMegalopodidae
Latreille, 1802
Megalopodid Leaf Beetles
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom



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