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Chrysomelidae

Chrysomelidae

A very large family of about 40,000 described beetles (Coleoptera), known as leaf beetles. The body of the adults is oval, cylindrical, with a bare, shinning dorsum which may have a metalic luster.

The hind legs of one group, the Alticinae or flea beetles, are strong, specialized for jumping. The adults and larvae may feed on the same plants, the latter sometimes developing within their hosts. Middle Eastern pests include Cassida vittata, Crioceris asparagi, Aulacophora foveicollis and Phyllotreta cruciferae.

Reference

Aslan, İ. and Özbek, H. 1999. Faunistic and systematic studies on the subfamily Chrysomelinae (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in Artvin, Erzincan and Erzurum Provinces of Turkey. Turkish Journal of Zoology 23: 751-767.

Furth, D.G. 1997. Alticinae of Israel and adjacent areas: Smaller genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Israel Journal of Entomology 31: 1-26.

Jolivet, P. Petitpierre, E. and Hsiao, T. 1988. (Eds.) Biology of Chrysomelidae. Kluwer Academic Publishers, Dordrecht, The Netherlands.

Lopatin, I., Chikatunov, V. and Pavlíček, T. 2003. Catalogue of the beetles (Coleoptera) in Israel and adjacent areas: 3. Chrysomelidae (except Alticinae). Zoology in the Middle East 28: 87-112.

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