Paropsis

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: Gonioctenina
Genus: Paropsis
Species (72): P. aciculata – P. advena – P. aegrota – P. affinis – P. angusticollis – P. aspera – P. atomaria – P. augusta – P. bella – P. binbinga – P. bivulnerata – P. blandina – P. bovilli – P. carnosa – P. cerea – P. charybdis – P. confusa – P. convexa – P. deboeri – P. delittlei – P. deserti – P. dilatata – P. elytrura – P. formosa – P. geographica – P. glauca – P. hebes – P. hygea – P. inquinata – P. insularis – P. intermedia – P. irrorata – P. latissima – P. latona – P. longicornis – P. lownei – P. lutea – P. maculata – P. mandibularis – P. manto – P. marmorea – P. minor – P. mintha – P. montana – P. morbillosa – P. mutabilis – P. mystica – P. obsoleta – P. omphale – P. ornata – P. pantherina – P. paphia – P. parryi – P. pictipennis – P. ponderosa – P. porosa – P. propinqua – P. quadrimaculata – P. roseola – P. rubidipes – P. rufitarsis – P. rugulosa – P. sospita – P. tasmanica – P. thyone – P. ustulata – P. variegata – P. variolosa – P. wilsoni – P. yilgarnensis – P. zietzi

Check (3): P. immaculata – P. signata – Nomina dubia: P. punctulata
Name

Paropsis Olivier, 1807
Synonymy

Paropsis Olivier, 1807: 596
Type species: Paropsis obsoleta Olivier, 1807, by subsequent designation by Selman (1963: 44)
Procris Weise, 1901 [preocc.]
Type species: Paropsis pictipennis Boheman, 1859, by original designation.
Procrisina Aslam, 1968: 129 [nomen novum pro Procris Weise, 1901] [syn. Reid (2006: 81)]
Type species: Paropsis pictipennis Boheman, 1859, automatic.

References
Primary references

Aslam, N.A. 1967. [1968] Nomenclatorial notes on Chrysomeloidea (Coleoptera). Journal of Natural History 2(1): 127–129. DOI: 10.1080/00222936800770691 Paywall. Reference page.
Olivier, G.A. 1807. Entomologie, ou histoire naturelle des insectes, avec leurs caractères génériques et spécifiques, leur description, leur synonymie, et leur figure enluminée. Coléoptères. Tome cinquième. [Vol. 5] Paris: Desray, [1–3], 612 pp., 59 pls. BHL Reference page.
Reid, C.A.M. 2006. A taxonomic revision of the Australian Chrysomelinae, with a key to the genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). Zootaxa 1292: 1–119. Abstract & excerpt. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1292.1.1 Open access. PDF (partA). PDF (partB). [Erratum: 1306: 68. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1306.1.6 Paywall.] Reference page.
Selman, B.J. 1963. A reappraisal of the genus Paropsis Ol. (Chrysomelidae, Coleoptera), with particular reference to the species introduced into New Zealand. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (13) 6(61): 43–47. DOI: 10.1080/00222936308651321 Paywall.

Additional references

De Little, D. 1979. A preliminary review of the genus Paropsis Olivier (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in Tasmania. Journal of the Australian Entomological Society 18(2): 91–107. DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-6055.1979.tb00819.x

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] 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.[6]

Species

Paropsis aciculata Chapuis, 1877
Paropsis advena Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis aegrota Boisduval, 1835
Paropsis affinis Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis angusticollis Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis aspera Chapuis, 1877
Paropsis atomaria Olivier, 1807
Paropsis augusta Blackburn, 1901
Paropsis bella Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis binbinga Daccordi, 2003
Paropsis bivulnerata Lea, 1924
Paropsis blandina Blackburn, 1901
Paropsis bovilli Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis carnosa Baly, 1866
Paropsis cerea Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis charybdis Stål, 1860
Paropsis confusa Blackburn, 1890
Paropsis convexa Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis deboeri Selman, 1983
Paropsis delittlei Selman, 1983
Paropsis deserti Blackburn, 1896
Paropsis dilatata Erichson, 1842
Paropsis elytrura Blackburn, 1901
Paropsis formosa Chapuis, 1877
Paropsis geographica Baly, 1866
Paropsis glauca Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis hebes Weise, 1917
Paropsis hygea Blackburn, 1901
Paropsis inquinata Weise, 1917
Paropsis insularis Blackburn, 1890
Paropsis intermedia Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis irrorata Chapuis, 1877
Paropsis latissima Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis latona Blackburn, 1901
Paropsis longicornis Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis lownei Baly, 1866
Paropsis lutea (Marsham, 1808)
Paropsis maculata (Marsham, 1808)
Paropsis mandibularis Weise, 1923
Paropsis manto Blackburn, 1901
Paropsis marmorea Olivier, 1807
Paropsis minor (Marsham, 1808)
Paropsis mintha Blackburn, 1901
Paropsis montana Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis morbillosa Boisduval, 1835
Paropsis mutabilis Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis mystica Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis obsoleta Olivier, 1807
Paropsis omphale Blackburn, 1901
Paropsis ornata (Marsham, 1808)
Paropsis pantherina Fauvel, 1862
Paropsis paphia Stål, 1860
Paropsis parryi Baly, 1866
Paropsis pictipennis Boheman, 1859
Paropsis ponderosa Lea, 1924
Paropsis porosa Erichson, 1842
Paropsis propinqua Baly, 1866
Paropsis quadrimaculata (Marsham, 1808)
Paropsis roseola Baly, 1866
Paropsis rubidipes Blackburn, 1901
Paropsis rufitarsis Chapuis, 1877
Paropsis rugulosa Boisduval, 1835
Paropsis sospita Blackburn, 1901
Paropsis tasmanica Baly, 1866
Paropsis thyone Blackburn, 1901
Paropsis ustulata Olivier, 1807
Paropsis variegata Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis variolosa (Marsham, 1808)
Paropsis wilsoni Baly, 1866
Paropsis yilgarnensis Blackburn, 1892
Paropsis zietzi Blackburn, 1894

References

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)
"Parona". Retrieved 2008-12-21.
"Statistics for Paropsis Olivier, 1807". Australian Biological Resources Study, Australian Faunal Directory. 2012. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
"Leaf Beetles - family Chrysomelidae, Field Guild". 2011. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
"Paropsis Olivier, 1807". Atlas of Living Australia. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
Dean Satchell (2010). "Paropsis charybdis, Eucalyptus tortoise beetle". Farm Forestry New Zealand. Retrieved 2017-02-28.