Chrysomela

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Cladus: Phytophaga
Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Chrysomelidae
Subfamilia: Chrysomelinae
Tribus: Chrysomelini
Subtribus: Chrysomelina
Genus: Chrysomela
Species: C. aeneicollis – C. apaneca – C. collaris – C. confluens – C. crotchi – C. cruentipennis – C. cuprea – C. cyaneoviridis – C. falsa – C. interrupta – C. invicta – C. knabi – C. lapponica – C. laurentia – C. lineatopunctata – C. mainensis – C. mentastri – C. mexicana – C. populi – C. saliceti – C. salicivorax – C. schaefferi – C. scripta – C. semota – C. sonorae – C. taimyrensis – C. texana – C. tremula – C. vigintipunctata – C. walshi – C. wrangeliana – ?C. elegans – †C. ceresti

Nomina dubia: C. betulae – C. decempunctata – C. helxines – C. hemisphaerica – C. inda – C. litera – C. surinamensis
Name

Chrysomela Linnaeus, 1758: 368

Gender: feminine

Type species: Chrysomela populi Linnaeus, 1758, by subsequent designation by Latreille, 1810: 432.

Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 1279 (ICZN, 1984).
Synonyms

Lina Dahl, 1823: 75 (as "Lina. v. M.") [published in a suppressed work]
Lina Latreille, 1829: 151
Type species: Chrysomela populi Linnaeus, 1758, by subsequent designation by Chevrolat in d'Orbigny, 1843: 656.
Melasoma Stephens, 1831: 349 (as "Melasoma, Dillwyn") [syn.: Maulik, 1925: 95]
Type species: Chrysomela populi Linnaeus, 1758, by original designation.
Microdera Stephens, 1839: 307 [not Microdera Eschscholtz, 1831 (Insecta: Coleoptera)] [syn.: Biondi & Daccordi, 1998: 62]
Type species: Coccinella vigintipunctata Scopoli, 1763, by subsequent designation by Gressitt & Kimoto, 1963.
Eleia Gistel, 1848a: viii, xiv [unnecessary new replacement name for Chrysomela Linnaeus, 1758]
Gymnota Gistel, 1848b: 403 [junior homonym of Gymnota Gistel, 1834]
Type species: Chrysomela populi Linnaeus, 1758, by subsequent designation by Kippenberg, 2010: 390.
Ernobia Gistel, 1856: 379 [syn.: Bezděk, 2020: 182]
Type species: Chrysomela populi Linnaeus, 1758, by subsequent designation by Bezděk, 2020: 182.
Macrolina Motschulsky, 1860: 198 [syn.: Biondi & Daccordi, 1998: 62]
Type species: Coccinella vigintipunctata Scopoli, 1763, by original designation.
Strickerus Lucas, 1920: 413 [replacement name for Microdera Stephens, 1839] [syn.: Biondi & Daccordi, 1998: 62]
Type species: Coccinella vigintipunctata Scopoli, 1763, automatic.
Pachylina Medvedev & Chernov, 1969: 536 [syn.: Biondi & Daccordi, 1998: 62]
Type species: Chrysomela collaris Linnaeus, 1758, by original designation.
Microlina Lopatin, 1977: 166 [unavailable, type species not designated] [syn.: Biondi & Daccordi, 1998: 62]

References
Primary references

Bezděk, J. 2020. Review of the genus-level names proposed by Johannes Gistel in Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera). Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 60(1): 173–188. DOI: 10.37520/aemnp.2020.011 Open access. Reference page.
Biondi, M. & Daccordi, M., 1998. A proposed new supra-specific classification of Chrysomela Linné and other related genera and a description of new taxa. Pp. 49–71. In: Biondi, M. & Daccordi, M. & Furth, D.G. (eds.) Proceedings of the Fourth International Symposium on the Chrysomelidae. Proceedings of a symposium (30 August, 1996, Florence, Italy) XX International Congress of Entomology. Torino: Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali. 327 pp. ResearchGate Open access. Reference page. [subgenera synonymized]
Chevrolat, L.A.A. 1843. Articulés [new taxa]. In: d'Orbigny, C. (ed.) Dictionnaire Universel d'Histoire Naturelle. Tome troisième [Vol. 3]. Paris: Bureau principal de l'éditeur. 744 pp. BHL Reference page.
Dahl, G. 1823. Coleoptera und Lepidoptera. Ein systematisches Verzeichniss, mit beygesetzten Preisen der Vorräthe. J.E. Akkermann, Wien. iv + 105 pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.124180 Open access. BHL. [suppressed by the ICZN (1964) in Opinion 710] Reference page.
Gistel, J.N.F.X. 1848. Naturgeschichte des Thierreichs. Für höhere Schulen. Mit einem Atlas von 32 Tafeln (darstellend 617 illuminirte Figuren) und mehreren dem Texte eingedruckten Xylographien. Hoffmann, Stuttgart: xvi + 216 + [4] pp., 32 pl. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.97235. BHL Reference page.
Gistel, J.N.F.X. 1848. Abtheilung I. Thierreich. Pp. 1–626. In: Gistel, J.N.F.X. & Bromme, Tr. Handbuch der Naturgeschichte aller drei Reiche, für Lehrer und Lernende, für Schule und Haus. [1850] Stuttgart: R. Hoffmann, 1037 pp., 48 pl. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.37040 BHL. Reference page.
Gistel, J.N.F.X. 1856. Die Mysterien der europäischen Insectenwelt. Ein geheimer Schlüssel für Sammler aller Insecten-Ordnungen und Stände, behufs des Fangs, des Aufenhalts-Orts, der Wohnung, Tag- und Jahreszeit u.s.w., oder autoptische Darstellung des Insectenstaats in seinem Zusammenhange zum Bestehen des Naturhaushaltes überhaupt und insbesondere in seinem Einflusse auf die phanerogamische und cryptogamische Pflanzenberöltzerrung Europa’s. Zum ersten Male nach 25 jährigen eigenen Erfahrungen zusammengestellt und herausgegeben. Kempten: T. Dannheimer, xii + 530 + [2] pp. DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.65996. Reference page.
ICZN. 1984. Opinion 1279. Chrysolina Motschulsky, 1860 (Insecta, Coleoptera): conserved. The Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 41(4): 218–220. BHL. Reference page.
Kippenberg, H. 2010. Subfamily Chrysomelinae Latreille, 1802. Pp. 390–443. In: Löbl, I. & Smetana, A. (eds.) Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Apollo Books, Stenstrup, Denmark. 924 pp. ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2. Google Books. Reference page.
Latreille, P.A. 1810. Considérations générales sur l'ordre naturel des animaux composant les classes des crustacés, des arachnides, et des insectes : avec un tableau méthodique de leurs genres, disposés en familles. Paris: Schoell, 444 pp. BHL Reference page.
Latreille, P.A. 1829. Tome V. Suite et fin des insectes. In: Cuvier G.: Le règne animal distribué d'après son organisation, pour servir de base a l'histoire naturelle des animaux et d'introduction à l'anatomie comparée, Nouvelle édition, revue et augmentée. Déterville, Paris, xxii + 556 pp. BHL Reference page.
Linnaeus, C. 1758. Systema Naturae per regna tria naturæ, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis, Tomus I. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiæ: impensis direct. Laurentii Salvii. i–ii, 1–824 pp DOI: 10.5962/bhl.title.542: 368. Reference page.
Lucas, R. 1920. Catalogus alphabeticus generum et subgenerum Coleopterorum orbis terrarum totius (famil., trib., subtr., sect. incl.). Pars I. Archiv für Naturgeschichte (Abteilung A) 84 [1918] (1/5): i–xxxi, 1–696. BHL. [also as separate, 1920, Nicolai, Berlin, same pagin.]. Reference page.
Maulik, S. 1925. Note on the nomenclature of the Coleopterous genera Chrysomela, L., and Melasoma, Steph. The Annals and Magazine of Natural History (9)15: 95–96. DOI: 10.1080/00222932508633184 Paywall.
Motschulsky, V. de 1860. Coléoptères rapportés de la Sibérie orientale et notamment des pays situeés sur les bords du fleuve Amour par MM. Schrenck, Maack, Ditmar, Voznessensky etc. déterminés et décrits. In: Schrenck L. (ed) Reisen und Forschungen im Amur-Lande in den Jahren 1854–1856 im Auftrage der Kaiserl. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu St. Petersburg ausgeführt und in Verbindung mit mehreren Gelehrten herausgegeben. Band II. Zweite Lieferung. Coleopteren. St. Petersburg: Eggers & Comp., pp. 80–257 + [1 (Errata)], pls. VI–XI, 1 map. BHL Reference page.
Stephens, J.F. 1831–1832. Illustrations of British entomology; or, a synopsis of indigenous insects: containing their generic and specific distinctions; with an account of their metamorphoses, times of appearance, localities, food, and economy, as far as practicable. Mandibulata, Vol. IV. London: Baldwin & Cradock, 413 pp., pls. 20–23. [published in parts: pp. 1–366, 1831; 367–413, 1832] BHL Reference page.
Stephens, J.F. 1839. A manual of British Coleoptera, or beetles; containing a brief description of all the species of beetles hitherto ascertained to inhabit Great Britain and Ireland; together with a notice of their chief localities; times and places of appearances, etc. xii + 443 pp. London: Longman, Orme, Brown, Green, and Longmans. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Medvedev, L.N. & Khruleva, O.A. 2011. [A contribution to the knowledge of the Arctic forms of the genus Chrysomela L. (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)]. Entomologicheskoe Obozrenie 90(3): 570–591. (in Russian) [English transl. in: Entomological Review 91: 988–1004. DOI: 10.1134/S0013873811080057 Paywall. ResearchGate Open access green. PDF.] Reference page.
Riley, E.G., Clark, S.M. & Seeno, T.N. 2003. Catalog of the leaf beetles of America North of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopididae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Coleopterists Society, Special Publication No. 1. Sacramento, CA. 290 pp. ISBN 978-0-9726087-1-8. PDF. Reference page. [with subgenera Chrysomela, Pachylina and Macrolina (=Strickerus)]

Links

Chrysomela Taxon details on Fauna Europaea
ZooBank: act:538A5407-2233-41EA-85F5-E42CAAF7FDD1
Subfamily Chrysomelinae (Chrysomelidae) - Atlas of leaf beetles of Russia. Beetles (Coleoptera) and Coleopterists.

Vernacular names
suomi: Aitolehtikuoriaiset
русский: Листоед настоящий

Chrysomela is a genus of leaf beetles found almost throughout the world, but not in Australia. It contains around 40 species, including 7 in eastern and northern Europe.[4] It also includes at least 17 species in North America, including the cottonwood leaf beetle Chrysomela scripta.[5]
Species

These 30 species belong to the genus Chrysomela:[2][6]

Chrysomela aeneicollis (Schaeffer, 1928) i c g b
Chrysomela collaris Linnaeus, 1758 g
Chrysomela collaris alpina Zetterstedt, 1838
Chrysomela collaris blaisdelli (Van Dyke, 1938)
Chrysomela collaris collaris Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysomela collaris hyperborea Medvedev & Khruleva, 2011
Chrysomela confluens Rogers, 1856 i c g b
Chrysomela crotchi Brown, 1956 i c g b (aspen leaf beetle)
Chrysomela cuprea Fabricius, 1775 g
Chrysomela cyaneoviridis Gruev, 1994
Chrysomela duodecimguttata Thunberg, 1787 g
Chrysomela falsa Brown, 1956 i c g b
Chrysomela flavicornis Suffrian, 1851 g
Chrysomela interrupta Fabricius, 1801 i c g b (alder leaf beetle)
Chrysomela invicta Brown, 1956 i c g
Chrysomela knabi Brown, 1956 i c g b
Chrysomela lapponica Linnaeus, 1758 g
Chrysomela laurentia Brown, 1956 i c g b
Chrysomela lineatopunctata Forster, 1771 i c g b
Chrysomela mainensis J. Bechyné, 1954 i c g b
Chrysomela populi Linnaeus, 1758 g
Chrysomela saliceti (Weise, 1884) g
Chrysomela saliceti afghanica (Reineck, 1937)
Chrysomela saliceti quadricollis (Jakob, 1955)
Chrysomela saliceti saliceti Weise, 1884)
Chrysomela saliceti turcestanica (Reineck, 1937)
Chrysomela salicivorax (Jakob, 1953)
Chrysomela schaefferi Brown, 1956 i c g b
Chrysomela scripta Fabricius, 1801 i c g b (cottonwood leaf beetle)
Chrysomela semota Brown, 1956 i c g b
Chrysomela sonorae Brown, 1956 i c g b
Chrysomela taimyrensis Medvedev & Chernov, 1969
Chrysomela texana (Schaeffer, 1920) i c g b (red-headed willow leaf beetle)
Chrysomela tibialis Duftschmid, 1825 g
Chrysomela tremula Fabricius, 1787 g
Chrysomela tremula selengensis (Jakob, 1953)
Chrysomela tremula tremula Fabricius, 1787
Chrysomela vigintipunctata (Scopoli, 1763) g
Chrysomela vigintipunctata alticola Wang, 1992
Chrysomela vigintipunctata vigintipunctata (Scopoli, 1763)
Chrysomela walshi Brown, 1956 i c g
Chrysomela wrangeliana Medvedev, 1973

Data sources: i = ITIS,[7] c = Catalogue of Life,[8] g = GBIF,[9] b = Bugguide.net[10]
References

Edward U. Balsbaugh, Jr. & Kirby L. Hays (1972). "The leaf beetles of Alabama (Coleopterea: Chrysomelidae)". Bulletin of the Alabama Agricultural Experiment Station. Auburn University. 441.
Kippenberg, H. (2010). "Subfamily Chrysomelinae Latreille, 1802". In Löbl, I.; Smetana, A. (eds.). Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera. Volume 6. Chrysomeloidea. Stenstrup, Denmark: Apollo Books. pp. 390–443. ISBN 978-87-88757-84-2.
Bezděk, J. (2020). "Review of the genus-level names proposed by Johannes Gistel in Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera)". Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae. 60 (1): 173–188. doi:10.37520/aemnp.2020.011.
Andris Bukejs (2010). "On Latvian Chrysomelinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae): 2. Genus Chrysomela Linnaeus, 1758" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Lituanica. 20 (1): 12–21. doi:10.2478/v10043-010-0002-y.
Eric R. Eaton & Kenn Kaufman (2007). "Leaf beetles". Kaufman Field Guide to Insects of North America. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. pp. 160–165. ISBN 978-0-618-15310-7.
Medvedev, L. N.; Khruleva, O. A. (2011). "A contribution to the knowledge of the Arctic forms of the genus Chrysomela L. (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)" (PDF). Entomological Review. 91: 988–1004. doi:10.1134/S0013873811080057.
"Chrysomela Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
"Browse Chrysomela". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
"Chrysomela". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-09-23.
"Chrysomela Genus Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-04-21.