Leptinotarsa is a genus of leaf beetles.
| Leptinotarsa | |
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| Colorado potato beetle (Leptinotarsa decemlineata) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Tribe: | Chrysomelini |
| Genus: | Leptinotarsa Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 [1] |
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Several species in the genus produce leptinotarsin, a toxin similar to the diamphotoxin produced by species of the African leaf beetle genus Diamphidia. Some Leptinotarsa species are parasitised by ground beetles of genus Lebia.[2]
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Species
edit- Leptinotarsa behrensi Harold, 1877
- Leptinotarsa collinsi Wilcox, 1972
- Leptinotarsa decemlineata (Say, 1824) (Colorado potato beetle)
- Leptinotarsa defecta Stål, 1859
- Leptinotarsa dellacasai Daccordi & Zoia, 2017
- Leptinotarsa gilberti Daccordi & Zoia, 2017
- Leptinotarsa haldemani Rogers, 1856
- Leptinotarsa heydeni
- Leptinotarsa juncta (Germar, 1824) (false potato beetle)
- Leptinotarsa lineolata Stål, 1863
- Leptinotarsa mariachia Daccordi & Zoia, 2017
- Leptinotarsa peninsularis Horn, 1894
- Leptinotarsa rubiginosa Rogers, 1856
- Leptinotarsa texana
- Leptinotarsa tlascalana Stål, 1858
- Leptinotarsa tumamoca Tower, 1918
- Leptinotarsa typographica
- Leptinotarsa undecimlineata
References
edit- ^ "Leptinotarsa". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ Chaboo, Caroline (2011). "Defensive behaviors in leaf beetles: From the unusual to the weird" (PDF). In Weir, Tiffany; Vivanco, Jorge M. (eds.). Chemical Biology of the Tropics: An Interdisciplinary Approach. Signaling and Communication in Plants. Berlin: Springer Verlag. pp. 59–69. ISBN 978-3-642-19079-7. OCLC 706961677. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 December 2013. Retrieved 4 July 2013.
External links
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Wikispecies has information related to Leptinotarsa.
- Leptinotarsa at the Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 4 July 2013.