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Paropsis

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Paropsine Leaf Beetle
Paropsis intermedia
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
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]

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

Species

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References

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  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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