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Chrysomela

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Description

Chrysomela is a genus of leaf beetles found almost throughout the world, but missing from Australia. It contains around 40 species, including 7 in eastern and northern Europe. It also includes at least 17 species in North America, including the cottonwood leaf beetle Chrysomela scripta.

From Wikipedia article at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysomela, which is released under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share-Alike License 3.0.

Source Data

Source	ID	Link
Global Biodiversity Information Facility ID (GBIF)	1048762	https://www.gbif.org/species/1048762
PaleoBioDB ID (PBDB)	209721	https://paleobiodb.org/classic/checkTaxonInfo?taxon_no=209721

Rank

genus

Taxonomy (GBIF,PBDB)

Life : Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : Chrysomela

Taxonomic Status (GBIF)

accepted

Classification
(PBDB,GBIF)

Rank	Name	Author
-	Eukaryota
-	Opisthokonta	Cavalier-Smith 1987
kingdom	Animalia
-	Bilateria
-	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
-	Protostomia	Grobben 1908
-	Ecdysozoa
-	Panarthropoda
phylum	Arthropoda	Latreille 1829
subphylum	Mandibulata
-	Pancrustacea
superclass	Hexapoda	Latreille 1825
-	Cercofilata	Kukalová-Peck 1987
class	Insecta	Linnaeus 1758
-	Dicondylia
-	Paranotalia	Sroka et al. 2014
subclass	Pterygota	Brauer 1885
-	Neopterygota	Crampton 1924
infraclass	Neoptera	Martynov 1923
-	Holometabola
-	Aparaglossata
-	Coleopterida	Kukalová-Peck and Lawrence 2004
order	Coleoptera	Linnaeus 1758
suborder	Polyphaga	Emery 1886
infraorder	Cucujiformia	Lameere 1938
-	Phytophaga
superfamily	Chrysomeloidea	Latreille 1802
family	Chrysomelidae	Latreille 1802
subfamily	Chrysomelinae	Latreille 1802
tribe	Chrysomelini	Latreille 1802
genus	Chrysomela	Linnæus 1758

Scientific Name

Chrysomela Linnaeus, 1758

Name Published In

Linnæus, Carolus. 1758. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Laurentii Salvii, Holmiae. Vol. Tomus I, Editio decima, reformata: i-ii, 1-824.

Opinions (PBDB)

Name	Rank	Opinion	Evidence	Author
Chrysomela	genus	belongs to Coleoptera	stated with evidence	Linnaeus, 1758
Chrysomela	genus	belongs to Eleuterata	stated with evidence	Fabricius, 1775
Chrysomela	genus	belongs to Coleoptera	stated with evidence	Müller, 1776
Chrysomela	genus	belongs to Eleuterata	stated with evidence	Fabricius, 1798
Chrysomela	genus	belongs to Chrysomelinae	stated with evidence	Latreille, 1802
Chrysomela	genus	belongs to Chrysomelidae	stated with evidence	Scudder, 1900
Chrysomela	genus	belongs to Chrysomelini	stated with evidence	Bouchard et al., 2011

Status (PBDB)

extant

Taxon Size (PBDB)

Extant Size (PBDB)

3 (18%)

First Recorded Appearance

48.6 - 40.4 Ma
Eocene

Environment

terrestrial (based on Insecta)

Motility

actively mobile (based on Arthropoda)

Taphonomy

chitin (based on Insecta)

Primary Reference (PBDB)

C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824

Common Name(s)

Goudhaantjes, Goudhanen

Wikipedia

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chrysomela

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Fossil Distribution

Subtaxa

Name	Status	Common Name(s)	Fossil Occurrences	Oldest	Youngest
Chrysomela aeneicollis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela aeneipennis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela anatolica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela apaneca species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela bipustulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela blaisdelli species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela boleti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela brunneipennis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela caffra species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela calami ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	12.7 Ma Miocene	12.7 Ma Miocene
Chrysomela capensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela cephalanthi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela cerasi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela ceresti ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	28.1 Ma Oligocene	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Chrysomela circumscripta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela coccinelloides species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela collaris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela confluens species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela crotchi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela cuprea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela cupriceps species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela cyanea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela debilis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	28.1 Ma Oligocene	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Chrysomela decempunctata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela duodecimguttata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela elongata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela falsa species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela flavicornis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela flavipes species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela hilberi ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0.13 Ma Pleistocene
Chrysomela interrupta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela invicta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela knabi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela lapponica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela laurentia species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela lichenis species	listed (PBDB)		1	0.13 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Chrysomela lineata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela lineatopunctata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela mainensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela matheroni ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	28.1 Ma Oligocene	28.1 Ma Oligocene
Chrysomela merdigera species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela micropunctata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	3.60 Ma Pliocene	3.60 Ma Pliocene
Chrysomela multiguttata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela obscura species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela octopustulata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela oleracea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela populeti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela populi species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	2.59 Ma Pleistocene	0 Ma Extant
Chrysomela punctigera ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	12.7 Ma Miocene	12.7 Ma Miocene
Chrysomela quadrimaculata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela rudeli ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	28.4 Ma Oligocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Chrysomela saliceti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela schaefferi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela scripta species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela scutellaris species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela semota species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela sericea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela sociata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela sonorae species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela succini ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	38.0 Ma Eocene	38.0 Ma Eocene
Chrysomela tanaceti species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela texana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela tibialis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela titana ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	48.6 Ma Eocene	48.6 Ma Eocene
Chrysomela tremula species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela tricolor species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela vesperalis ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	37.2 Ma Eocene	37.2 Ma Eocene
Chrysomela vigintipunctata species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela viridiaenea species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela walshi species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela wetteravica species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Chrysomela yezoensis species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lina populeti ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	28.4 Ma Oligocene	12.7 Ma Miocene
Lina sociata ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		1	28.4 Ma Oligocene	28.4 Ma Oligocene
Lina titana species	accepted (GBIF)	No associated record in PBDB
Lina wetteravica ✝ species	accepted (GBIF) listed (PBDB)		2	28.4 Ma Oligocene	16.0 Ma Miocene

Obsolete Names

Name	Source	Taxon Rank	Taxonomy
Melosoma Bedel, 1892	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : *Melosoma*
Microdera Stephens, 1834	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : *Microdera*
Lopatinica Kippenberg, 2012	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : *Lopatinica*
Lina Latreille, 1829	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : *Lina*
Melasoma Stephens, 1831	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : *Melasoma*
Jeanclaudia Mikhailov, 2009	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : *Jeanclaudia*
Lina Dejean, 1835	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : *Lina*
Strickerus Lucas, 1920	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : *Strickerus*
Chrisomela Molina, 1810	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : *Chrisomela*
Macrolina Motschoulsky, 1860	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : *Macrolina*
Pachylina Medvedev & Chernov, 1969	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : *Pachylina*
Stickerus Lucas, 1920	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : *Stickerus*
Eleia Gistl, 1848	GBIF	genus	Animalia : Arthropoda : Insecta : Coleoptera : Chrysomelidae : *Eleia*

Synonymy List

Year	Name and Author
1758	Chrysomela Linnaeus p. 368
1761	Chrysomela Linnaeus p. 160
1762	Chrysomela Geoffroy p. 255
1763	Chrysomela Scopoli p. 68
1764	Chrysomela Müller p. 7
1766	Chrysomela Schaeffer
1767	Chrysomela Linnaeus p. 586
1768	Chrysomela Strøm p. 319
1771	Chrysomela Forster p. 19
1775	Chrysomela Fabricius p. 94

Year	Name and Author
1776	Chrysomela Müller p. 81
1796	Chrysomela Latreille p. 66
1798	Chrysomela Fabricius p. 85
1802	Chrysomela Latreille p. 223
1829	Lina Latreille
1831	Melasoma Stephens
1900	Chrysomela Scudder p. 109
1921	Lina Meunier p. 10
2011	Chrysomela Bouchard et al. p. 519

References

Linnaeus C. , Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1, 1-824 doi:10.5962/bhl.title.542

Linnaeus C. , Fauna Svecica: Sistens Animalia Sveciae Regni: Mammalia, Aves, Amphibia, Pisces, Insecta, Vermes, Distributa per Classes & Ordines, Genera & Species, cum Differentiis Specierum, Synonymis Auctorum, Nominibus Incolarum, Locis Natalium, Descriptionibus Insectorum, 1-578

Geoffroy E. L. , Histoire Abregée des Insectes qui se Trouvent aux Environs de Paris, Tome Premier, 1-523

Scopoli G. A. , Entomologica Carniolica Exhibens Insecta Carnioliae Indigena et Distributa in Ordines, Genera, Species, Varietates Methodo Linnaeana, 1-421

Müller O. F. , Fauna Insectorum Fridrichsdalina, Sive Methodica Descriptio Insectorum Agri Fridrichsdalensis, cum Characteribus Genericis et Specificis, Nominibus Trivialibus, Locis Natalibus, Iconibus Allegatis, Novisque Pluribus Speciebus Additis, 1-96

Linnaeus C. , Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Duodecima 1 2, 533-1327

Strøm H. Beskrivelse over norske insecter. Andet stykke, Det Kongelige Norske Videnskabers Selskabs Skrifter 4, 313-371

Forster J. R. , Novae Species Insectorum. Centuria I, 1-100

Fabricius J. C. , Systema Entomologiae, Sistens Insectorum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species Adiectis Synonymis, Locis, Descriptionibus, Observationibus, 1-832

Müller O. F. , Zoologicae Danicae Prodromus, seu Animalium Daniae et Norvegiae Indigenarum. Characteres, Nomina et Synonyma Imprimis Popularium, 1-281

Latreille P. A. , Précis des Caractères Génériques des Insectes Disposés dans un Ordre Naturel, 1-201

Fabricius J. C. , Supplementum Entomologiae Systematicae, 1-572

Latreille P. A. , Histoire Naturelle, Générale et Particulière des Crustacés et des Insectes, Tome Troisième, 1-467

Scudder S. H. Adephagous and clavicorn Coleoptera from the Tertiary deposits at Florissant, Colorado with descriptions of a few other forms and a systematic list of the non-rhynchophorus Tertiary Coleoptera of North America, Monographs of the United States Geological Survey 40, 1-148

Meunier F. (1921) Die Insektenreste aus dem Lutetien von Messel bei Darmstadt, Abhandlungen der Hessischen geologischen Landesanstalt zu Darmstadt 7, 2-15

Bouchard P., Bousquet Y., et al (2011) Family-group names in Coleoptera (Insecta), ZooKeys 88, 1-972

Australian Faunal Directory, 2007 version. Available online at http://www.environment.gov.au/biodiversity/abrs/online-resources/fauna/afd/ . - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Hallan, J. (2000-current). Biology Catalog. Web compilation accessible at http://bug.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/ (accessed June 2012). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Nomenclator Zoologicus. A list of the names of genera and subgenera in zoology from the tenth edition of Linnaeus, 1758 to the end of 2004. Digitised by uBio from vols. 1-9 of Neave (ed.), 1939-1996 plus supplementary digital-only volume. http://ubio.org/NomenclatorZoologicus (as at 2006). - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

SN2000: Brands, S. J. (compiler) 1989-2005. Systema Naturae 2000. Amsterdam, The Netherlands (2006 version). Available online at http://sn2000.taxonomy.nl/. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

as per family - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Riley, Edward G., Shawn M. Clark, and Terry N. Seeno, 2003: Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Coleopterists Society Special Publication no. 1. 290. - via Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS)

Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. 10th edition. - via The Interim Register of Marine and Nonmarine Genera

Gustafsson, B. (Col.) (2004) Catalogus Coleopterorum Sueciae. Naturhistoriska riksmuseet, Stockholm, Excelfil hämtad från http://www.nrm.se/en/catalogus.html.se. - via Dyntaxa. Svensk taxonomisk databas

Brown WJ (1956) The New world species of Chrysomela L. (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). The Canadian Entomologist Supplement No 3. 54 pp. - via Checklist of Beetles (Coleoptera) of Canada and Alaska. Second Edition.

International Commission on Zoological Nomenclature. Opinion 1279 Chrysolina Motschulsky, 1860 (Insecta, Coleoptera): conserved.Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 41, 218-220 (1984) - via Official Lists and Indexes of Names in Zoology

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