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Paropsisterna
Paropsisterna beata
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Paropsisterna

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Paropsisterna is a genus of leaf beetles indigenous to Papua New Guinea and Australia. There are over 120 species, many with bright aposematic colours, and many feeding on Eucalyptus leaves. The genus as currently defined includes species formerly listed under Chrysophtharta Weise, 1901.[1]

Notable species

Paropsisterna agricola
Paropsisterna bimaculata
Paropsisterna crocata
Paropsisterna decolorata
Paropsisterna erudita
Paropsisterna intacta; Frankston
Paropsisterna liturata
Paropsisterna morio
Paropsisterna nigerrima alternata
Paropsisterna octomaculata
Paropsisterna pictipes
Paropsisterna remota
Paropsisterna stygia trivittata
Paropsisterna variicollis

List of species

References

  1. ^ a b c Reid, C.A.M.; De Little, D.W. (2013). "A new species of Paropsisterna Motschulsky, 1860, a significant pest of plantation eucalypts in Tasmania and Ireland (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae)". doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3681.4.4. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  2. ^ a b De Little, D.W. (2007). "Life-cycle and aspects of the biology of Tasmanian Eucalyptus leaf beetle, Chrysophtharta bimaculata (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Australian Journal of Entomology. 22 (1): 15–18. doi:10.1111/j.1440-6055.1983.tb01831.x.
  3. ^ a b c Matsuki. M.; Tovar, F. (2010). "IPMG Pests Notes - Chrysomelids" (PDF). Industry Pest Management Group, Western Australia. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  4. ^ Fanning, P.; Baars, J-R. (2014). "Biology of the Eucalyptus leaf beetle Paropsisterna selmani (Chrysomelidae: Paropsini): A new pest of Eucalyptus species (Myrtaceae) in Ireland". Agricultural and Forest Entomology. 16: 45–53. doi:10.1111/afe.12032.
  5. ^ Malumphy, C.; Anderson, H. (August 2015). "Plant Pest Fact Sheet: Tasmanian Eucalyptus Beetle Paropsisterna selmani" (PDF). DEFRA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 November 2016. Retrieved 14 October 2015.
  6. ^ M.B. Rayamajhi; et al. (2002). "Australian Paperbark Tree (Melaleuca)". InvasivePlants.net. Retrieved 14 October 2015.