Parorectis is a genus of tortoise beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are at least three described species in Parorectis.[1][2][3][4][5]
| Parorectis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Tribe: | Cassidini |
| Genus: | Parorectis Spaeth, 1901 |
Species
editThese three species belong to the genus Parorectis:[2][3][4]
- Parorectis callosa (Boheman, 1854)
- Parorectis rugosa (Boheman, 1854)
- Parorectis sublaevis (Barber, 1946)
References
edit- ^ "Parorectis Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ a b "Parorectis Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ a b "Parorectis Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ a b "Browse Parorectis". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ Staines, C.L. "Catalog of the hispines of the World". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
Further reading
edit- Arnett, R.H. Jr.; Thomas, M. C.; Skelley, P. E.; Frank, J. H., eds. (2002). American Beetles, Volume II: Polyphaga: Scarabaeoidea through Curculionoidea. CRC Press. ISBN 978-0849309540.
- Borowiec, Lech (1999). A world catalogue of the Cassidinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Biologicae Silesiae. ISBN 83-909804-4-4.
- Clark, S.M.; Le Doux, D.G.; Riley, E.G.; Gilbert, A.J.; et al. (2004). Host Plants of Leaf Beetle Species Occurring in the United States and Canada. Coleopterists Society. ISBN 9780972608732.
- Riley, Edward G.; Clark, Shawn M.; Seeno, Terry N. (2003). Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Vol. Special Publication no. 1. The Coleopterists Society. ISBN 0-9726087-1-0.