Proseicela
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| (Proseicela antennalis) | |
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| Genus: | Proseicela Chevrolat, 1837
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Proseicela is a genus of leaf beetles.[1]
Taxonomy
The genus Proseicela is assigned to the chrysolmelid beetle tribe Doryphorini (located in subfamily Chrysomelinae), which it shares with five other genera: Calligrapha, Labidomera, Leptinotarsa, and Zygogramma.[2] This tribe is characterised within the subfamily by round to oval shaped convex bodies which are usually brightly coloured, simple claws which separate at the base, open cavities behind the procoxae, and a variable apicial segment of the maxillary palp.[3]
Species
- Proseicela antennalis
- Proseicela bicruciata
- Proseicela bivittata
- Proseicela flavipennis
- Proseicela spectabilis
- Proseicela vittata
References
- ^ "Proseicela". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
- ^ "Doryphorini". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2017-07-20.
- ^ Jacques Jr., R. L. (1988). The Potato Beetles: The genus Leptinotarsa in North America. Brill. ISBN 0-916846-40-7.
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