The Clytrini are a tribe within the leaf beetle subfamily Cryptocephalinae, though historically they were often treated as a distinct subfamily, Clytrinae. As the other Cryptocephalinae, they belong to the group of case-bearing leaf beetles known as Camptosomata.

Clytrini
Clytra laeviuscula
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cryptocephalinae
Tribe: Clytrini
Lacordaire, 1848
Genera

Many, see text

Synonyms

Clytrinae

Clytrini are known for their myrmecophily.[1]

Selected genera and species

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Tituboea illigeri


References

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  1. ^ Agrain, F. A.; Buffington, M. L.; Chaboo, C. S.; Chamorro, M. L.; Schöller, M. (December 17, 2015). "Leaf beetles are ant-nest beetles: the curious life of the juvenile stages of case-bearers (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cryptocephalinae)". ZooKeys (547). Pensoft Publishers: 133–164. doi:10.3897/zookeys.547.6098. PMC 4714338. PMID 26798319.