Paropsis

Paropsine Leaf Beetle
Paropsis intermedia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Chrysomelinae
Genus:	Paropsis Olivier, 1807
Species
Paropsis ornata Paropsis atomaria See complete list in text
Synonyms
Parona (Berg, 1895)[1]

Paropsis is a genus of Chrysomelidae. and include over 70 described species. These insects are commonly called tortoise beetles or leaf beetles. Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape cause them to be mistaken for ladybeetles.

They occur in all states of Australia and a couple in New Guinea. They usually feed on Eucalyptus but there are a few that feed on Baeckea, Kunzea and Leptospermum.

Some leaf beetles have become pests to the forestry industry, particularly overseas where few natural predators occur. In particular, Paropsis charybdis has become a forestry pest in New Zealand.

Gallery

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  Paropsis ornata
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  Paropsis atomaria

Paropsis aegrota

Paropsis bella

Paropsis charybdis

Paropsis dilatata

Paropsis maculata

Paropsis minor

Paropsis roseola

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

1. "Parona". Retrieved 2008-12-21.

• "Paropsine Leaf beetles - Genera Paropsis". Archived from the original on 2009-10-24. Retrieved 2008-12-21.
• "Paropsis specimen images - ICDB Entomology at Department of Agriculture, Western Australia". Retrieved 2009-10-01.
• "paropsis pages, Martin Lagerwey".

External links

Media related to Paropsis at Wikimedia Commons