Chrysomelidae

Translingual

Etymology

Chrysomela +‎ -idae

Proper noun

Chrysomelidae

1. A taxonomic family within the order Coleoptera – leaf beetles.

Hypernyms

• (family): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Hexapoda – subphylum; Insecta – class; Pterygota – subclass; Neoptera – infraclass; Holometabola – superorder; Coleoptera – order; Polyphaga – suborder; Cucujiformia – infraorder; Phytophaga – clade

Hyponyms

• (family): Bruchinae (bean weevils, seed beetles), Cassidinae (toroise beetles), Chrysomelinae (broad-bodied leaf beetles), Criocerinae (asparagus beetles, lily beetles, etc.), Cryptocephalinae (cylindrical leaf beetles, warty leaf beetles), Donaciinae (long-gorned leaf beetles), Eumolpinae (oval leaf beetles), Galerucinae, Lamprosomatinae, Sagrinae (frog-legged beetles, kangaroo beetles), Spilopyrinae, Synetinae – subfamilies
  • Acanthoscelides, Altica, Babia, Callosobruchus, Cassida, Chrysolina, Chrysomela, Crepidodera, Cyrtonota, Dicladispa, Donacia, Doryphora, Fidia, Hispa, Leptinotarsa, Megalostomis, Neochlamisus (syn. Chlamys), Phyllotreta, Sagra – selected genera

References

• Chrysomelidae on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Chrysomelidae on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Chrysomelidae on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons