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Chalcolampra

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Chalcolampra
Chalcolampra pustulata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Chrysomelinae
Genus: Chalcolampra
Blanchard, 1853
Type species
Chalcolampra convexa
Blanchard, 1853
Species

>30

Synonyms[1]
  • Allocharis Sharp, 1882
  • Cyrtonogetus Broun, 1915
  • Eualema Broun, 1903

Chalcolampra is a genus of leaf beetles (insects contained in the family Chrysomelidae). These beetles are widespread from Southeast Asia to Australia and New Zealand, but most common in the southeast of Australia.[2] There are approximately 25 Australian species within this genus.[3] There are also 13 species described from New Zealand, with up to an additional 20 undescribed species from the South Island.[1]

Species

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The genus contains the following species:[4][1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Leschen, R.A.B.; Reid, C.A.M.; Nadein, K.S. (2020). "Generic Review of New Zealand Chrysomelinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Zootaxa. 4740 (1): 1–66. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4740.1.1. PMID 32230227. S2CID 214002442.
  2. ^ Atlas of Living Australia. "Chalcolampra | Atlas of Living Australia". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
  3. ^ David W. de Little (2011). "A Revised Key and Notes on the Tasmanian genera of Chrysomelinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Papers and Proceedings of the Royal Society of Tasmania. 145: 17–26.
  4. ^ Reid, C.A.M. (2006). "A taxonomic revision of the Australian Chrysomelinae, with a key to the genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Zootaxa. 1292: 1–119. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1292.1.1. (Erratum: doi:10.11646/zootaxa.1306.1.6)