chrysomelid

English

Colaspidema barbarum, a chrysomelid beetle.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Chrysomelidae, from the type genus of Chrysomela, from the root word of Ancient Greek χρῡσόμηλον (khrūsómēlon).

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /ˌkɹaɪ.soʊˈmɛ.lɪd/, /ˌkɹaɪ.səˈmɛ.lɪd/

Noun

chrysomelid (plural chrysomelids)

1. (entomology) Any leaf beetle of the family Chrysomelidae.
   • 2016 September 28, Roy Canty, Enrico Ruzzier, Quentin Cronk, Diana Percy, “Salix transect of Europe: patterns in the most abundant chrysomelid beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) herbivores of willow from Greece to Arctic Norway”, in Biodiversity Data Journal:

     There was a paucity of chrysomelids at Greek sites and a distinctively northern faunal composition at sites north of Poland.

   • 2022 May 14, Ted C. MacRae, Cupressaceae‎^[1]:

     Working the low areas around the parking lot, I beat a fair number and diversity of beetles and hemipterans—mostly chrysomelids—but only a single Agrilus sp. off of Prosopis glandulosa.

   • 2023 August 30, Caroline Simmrita Chaboo, Sally Adam, Kenji Nishida, Luke Schletzbaum, “Architecture, construction, retention, and repair of faecal shields in three tribes of tortoise beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae: Cassidini, Mesomphaliini, Spilophorini)”, in Zookeys‎^[2]:

     Chrysomelids use their faeces as a biomaterial for constructions and self-decoration behaviours that serve as defensive coats, mobile debris shields, and protective domiciles.

Derived terms

• chrysomelidial

Adjective

chrysomelid (comparative more chrysomelid, superlative most chrysomelid)

1. (entomology) Belonging or relating to the family Chrysomelidae.
   • 2016 September 28, Roy Canty, Enrico Ruzzier, Quentin Cronk, Diana Percy, “Salix transect of Europe: patterns in the most abundant chrysomelid beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) herbivores of willow from Greece to Arctic Norway”, in Biodiversity Data Journal:

     In all, 34 willow-associated chrysomelid species were encountered, of which eight were very abundant.

   • 2023 August 30, Caroline Simmrita Chaboo, Sally Adam, Kenji Nishida, Luke Schletzbaum, “Architecture, construction, retention, and repair of faecal shields in three tribes of tortoise beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae: Cassidini, Mesomphaliini, Spilophorini)”, in Zookeys‎^[3]:

     Defensive shields and domiciles may help explain the uneven radiation of chrysomelid subfamilial and tribal clades.