Galerucella
Sign in to saveGalerucella is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae described by George Robert Crotch in 1873. It is widely distributed but absent in the Neotropics. Some species feed on waterlilies and are used as biocontrol of introduced, invasive waterlilies. Galerucella tenella feed on strawberry plants.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassInsecta
- OrderColeoptera
- FamilyChrysomelidae
Galerucella calmariensis, larva. Galerucella nymphaeae, adulto y larvas. Galerucella es un género de coleópteros de la familia Chrysomelidae. El género fue descrito por Crotch en 1873. Las larvas y adultos se alimentan de hojas de plantas, como otros crisomélidos. Los adultos miden de 3.5 a 4.2 mm, las larvas llegan a medir 5 a 6 mm y las pupas miden de 3.5 a 4 mm. Pasan el invierno como larvas, en el suelo, bajo las plantas de que se alimentan. Tienen una generación anual. Son de distribución amplia pero ausentes en el Neotrópico. Lista de especies: Galerucella aludela Maulik, 1936 Galerucella amboinensis (Jacoby, 1894) Galerucella angulosa (Pic, 1928) Galerucella aurata Maulik, 1936 Galerucella aquatica Geoffroy, 1785 Galerucella bataviensis (Hornstedt, 1788) Galerucella birmanica (Jacoby, 1889) Galerucella bruneiensis (Chujo, 1964) Galerucella brunneipennis Bryant, 1954 Galerucella calmariensis (Linnaeus, 1767) Galerucella celebensis (Weise, 1892) Galerucella chujoi Komiya, 2005 Galerucella consentanea Hope, 1924 Galerucella digambara (Maulik, 1936) Galerucella dufresni Klug, 1835 Galerucella fairmairei (Laboissiere, 1922) Galerucella fossata (Chen, 1942) Galerucella funesta Ja
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 427
- With media
- 123
- Family
- Chrysomelidae
- Collections
- RBINS-SCIENTIFIC HERITAGE, SAM, USNM, INHS
- Recorded in
- Belize, South Africa, Mozambique, United States, Mexico, Panama
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Galerucella is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae described by George Robert Crotch in 1873. It is widely distributed but absent in the Neotropics. Some species feed on waterlilies and are used as biocontrol of introduced, invasive waterlilies. Galerucella tenella feed on strawberry plants.
Adults are 3.5-4.2 mm long, yellowish brown, metathorax and abdomen black; elytra evenly convex. The eggs measure 0.5-0.6 mm, globose, reddish yellow. Larvae 5–6 mm long, yellowish brown with rows of dark transverse bands and warts with setae; legs and head are black. Pupae 3.5–4 mm, black.
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