Paropsis
| Paropsine Leaf Beetle | |
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| Paropsis intermedia | |
Scientific classification 
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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
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| Species | |
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See complete list in text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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]
Gallery[edit]
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Paropsis ornata -
Paropsis atomaria
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Species[edit]
- 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[edit]
- ^ 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)
- ^ "Parona". Retrieved 2008-12-21.
- ^ "Statistics for Paropsis Olivier, 1807". Australian Biological Resources Study, Australian Faunal Directory. 2012. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ^ "Leaf Beetles - family Chrysomelidae, Field Guild". 2011. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ^ "Paropsis Olivier, 1807". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
- ^ Beucke, Kyle (2022). "California Pest Rating Proposal-- Paropsis atomaria" (PDF). California Department of Food and Agriculture. Retrieved 2023-12-22.
- ^ Dean Satchell (2010). "Paropsis charybdis, Eucalyptus tortoise beetle". Farm Forestry New Zealand. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
External links[edit]
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