Paropsis

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Paropsine Leaf Beetle
Paropsis intermedia
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Chrysomelinae
Genus: Paropsis
Olivier, 1807
Type species
Paropsis obsoleta
Olivier, 1807
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Parona (Berg, 1895)[2]
  • Procris Weise, 1901 (preoccupied)
  • Procrisina Aslam, 1968

Paropsis is a genus of Chrysomelidae, commonly referred to as tortoise beetles, which includes over 70 described species.[3] Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape cause them to be mistaken for beetles in the family Coccinellidae (ladybirds).[4] They are distributed across Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.[5] Some species, Paropsis atomaria in particular, have been introduced to the United States in California with first official documented sightings in 2022.[6] They primarily feed on Eucalyptus but there are a few that feed on Baeckea, Kunzea and Leptospermum. Species within this genus are noted as pests. For example, Paropsis charybdis is a pest of Eucalyptus in New Zealand.[7]

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Paropsis aegrota
File:Paropsis bella Omeo.jpg
Paropsis bella
File:Paropsis charybdis Maldon (2).JPG
Paropsis charybdis
File:Paropsis dilatata.jpg
Paropsis dilatata
File:Paropsis maculata5 Hedrick 1013.JPG
Paropsis maculata
File:Paropsis minor3 Licola 3012d.JPG
Paropsis minor
File:Paropsis roseola.jpg
Paropsis roseola

Species

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References

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