Chrysomelidae Checklist: Leaf Beetles
Leaf beetles belong to the family Chrysomelidae. They are herbivorous and feed on plant tissue.
All photos are of live subjects shot in the field, with the dorsal view selected where available. Click on individual photos for larger views and views from other angles. As specimens were not collected, identifications were done purely based on photographs and may not be 100% accurate.
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Class: Insecta Linnaeus, 1758
Order: Coleoptera Linnaeus, 1758
Family: Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802
Subfamily: Cassidinae Gyllenhal, 1813
Cassidinae: Tortoise Beetles ChecklistSubfamily: Criocerinae Latreille, 1804
Tribe: Lemini Heinze, 1962
Singapore: Lema quadripunctata (Olivier 1808)
Subfamily: Cryptocephalinae Gyllenhaal, 1813
Tribe: Cryptocephalini Gyllenhaal, 1813
Singapore: Coenobius constricticollis (Jacoby, 1889)
Subfamily: Eumolpinae Hope, 1840
Singapore: Eumolpinae DSC_1569
Singapore: Eumolpinae DSC_4338
Singapore: Eumolpinae DSC_0774
Singapore: Eumolpinae DSC_9046
West Malaysia: Eumolpinae DSC_3680
West Malaysia: Eumolpinae DSC_7521
Singapore: Colaspoides sp.
Tribe: Bromiini Baly, 1865
Singapore: Heteraspis dillwyni (Stephens, 1831)
Singapore: Trichochrysea hirta (Fabricius 1801)
West Malaysia: Aulacolepis decorata Baly, 1867
Tribe: Eumolpini Hope, 1840
Belize: Megascelis sp.
Tribe: Typophorini Baly, 1865
Singapore: Cleorina sp.
West Malaysia: Callisina fasciata Baly, 1860
Subfamily: Galerucinae Latreille, 1802
Singapore: Galerucinae
Tribe: Alticini Spinola, 1844
Singapore: Chabria angulicollis (Clark, 1865)
Singapore: Philopona mouhoti (Baly, 1878)
Singapore: Alticini
Tribe: Galerucini Latreille, 1802
Singapore: Arcastes biplagiata Baly, 1865
East Malaysia: cf. Monolepta sp.
Singapore: cf. Agetocera sp.
Singapore: Galerosastra sumatrana (Jacoby, 1896)
Tribe: Hylaspini Chapuis, 1875
Singapore: Dercetina sp.
Tribe: Luperini Chapuis, 1875
Singapore: Aulacophora cf. indica (Gmelin, 1790)
Singapore: Hoplosaenidea singaporensis Mohamedsaid, 2002
West Malaysia: Hoplosaenidea sp.
West Malaysia: Taumacera sp.
Singapore: Taumacera insignis (Baly, 1864)
Singapore: cf. Theopea sp. DSC_4966
West Malaysia: Hyphaenia discoidalis Jacoby, 1886
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Tribe: Oidini Laboissière, 1921
East Malaysia: Ochralea nigripes (Olivier, 1808)
Subfamily: Hispinae Gyllenhal, 1813
Tribe: Callispini Chapuis, 1875
Singapore: Callispa elegans Baly, 1876
Tribe: Gonophorini Chapuis, 1875
East Malaysia: Gonophora sp.
Tribe: Hispini Gyllenhal, 1813
Singapore: Dactylispa aspera (Gestro, 1897)
Singapore: Dactylispa sp.
Tribe: Oncocephalini Chapuis, 1875
Singapore: Oncocephala sp.
Singapore: Oncocephala cf. tuberculata (Olivier, 1792)
Subfamily: Lamprosomatinae Lacordaire, 1848
Belize: Lamprosomatinae
Unidentified
East Malaysia: Chrysomelidae DSC_6100
Singapore: Chrysomelidae DSC_6240
East Malaysia: Chrysomelidae DSC_6403
Singapore: Chrysomelidae DSC_4331
Singapore: Chrysomelidae DSC_9083
Belize: Chrysomelidae DSC_0415
Singapore: Chrysomelidae DSC_5103
Singapore: Chrysomelidae DSC_7816
Singapore: Chrysomelidae DSC_9507
Behavior
Singapore: Arcastes biplagiata Baly, 1865
Singapore: Chrysomelidae DSC_7715
