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Asparagus beetle

Crioceris, or asparagus beetle, is a genus belonging to the family Chrysomelidae of beetles. The name is Neo-Latin from Greek κριός, ram and κέρας, horn. Not all species in the genus Crioceris feed on asparagus. Some studies have found low genetic diversity among groups of isolated Chrysomelidae, and use Wolbachia species as a genetic marker.

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Asparagus beetle
Crioceris asparagi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Tribe: Criocerini
Genus: Crioceris
Geoffroy, 1762 1
Species

Crioceris, or asparagus beetle, is a genus belonging to the family Chrysomelidae of beetles. The name is Neo-Latin from Greek κριός, ram and κέρας, horn. 2 Not all species in the genus Crioceris feed on asparagus (e.g., C. nigropicta). Some studies have found low genetic diversity among groups of isolated Chrysomelidae, and use Wolbachia species as a genetic marker.3

Species

  • C. asparagi
    C. asparagi
  • C. macilenta
    C. macilenta
  • C. duodecimpunctata
    C. duodecimpunctata
  • C. quatordecimpunctata
    C. quatordecimpunctata
  • C. quinquepunctata
    C. quinquepunctata
  • C. paracenthesis
    C. paracenthesis
References

References

  1. "Crioceris". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
  2. Whitney, William Dwight; Benjamin Eli Smith (1891). The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia. Vol. II. New York: The Century Company. p. 1353. Archived from the original on 6 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
  3. Mazur, M. A.; Kubisz, D.; Kajtoch, L. (August 22, 2014). "Restricted geographic distribution and low genetic distinctiveness of steppic Crioceris quinquepunctata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) populations in Central East Europe" (PDF). Entomologica Fennica. 25 (2): 102–110. doi:10.33338/ef.84621. S2CID 202014682 – via Web of Science.
  4. Chikatunov, Vladimir; Tomáš Pavlíček; Eviatar Nevo (1999). Coleoptera of "Evolution Canyon," Lower Nahal Oren, Mount Carmel, Israel. Pensoft Publishers. pp. 122–123. ISBN 954-642-052-2. Retrieved 2008-06-10.
  5. Károly, Vig (1997). "Leaf beetle collection of the Mátra Museum, Gyöngyös, Hungary (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae sensu lato)" (PDF). Folia Historico Naturalia Musei Matraensis. 22: 175–201. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-08-09. Retrieved 2008-06-10.