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Chrysomeloidea

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Kingdom
  
Order
  
Coleoptera

Infraorder
  
Higher classification
  
Cucujiformia

Phylum
  
Suborder
  
Scientific name
  
Chrysomeloidea

Rank
  
Superfamily

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Lifespan
  
Callosobruchus maculatus: 10 – 14 days

Length
  
Lower classifications
  
Longhorn beetle, Leaf beetle, Orsodacnidae, Colorado potato beetle, Palophaginae

The Chrysomeloidea are an enormous superfamily of beetles, with tens of thousands of species, mostly in the families Cerambycidae (the long-horned beetles) and Chrysomelidae, the leaf beetles.

Overview

Several species in these two families are important plant pests. The spotted cucumber beetle is a serious pest of vegetables and is a very common insect on all sorts of flowers. The Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, attacks potatoes and other members of the Solanaceae. The Asian long-horned beetle is a serious pest of trees where it has been introduced.

Some authorities have suggested removing the Cerambycidae and related families (Disteniidae, Oxypeltidae, and Vesperidae) from Chrysomeloidea to create a separate superfamily "Cerambycoidea" (e.g., ), but in the absence of evidence to support the monophyly of the resulting groups, this proposal has not yet been accepted by the scientific community.

References

Chrysomeloidea Wikipedia


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