chrysomelid
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Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from translingual Chrysomelidae, from the type genus of Chrysomela, from the root word of Ancient Greek χρῡσόμηλον (khrūsómēlon).
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]chrysomelid (plural chrysomelids)
- (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
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[edit]chrysomelid (comparative more chrysomelid, superlative most chrysomelid)
- (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.
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