Calligrapha

Calligrapha is a genus of large American Chrysomelinae (a subfamily of leaf beetles) of imprecise taxonomic boundaries.[2] Most species occur in Central and South America.[2]

Calligrapha
Calligrapha spiraea
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Calligrapha

Chevrolat, 1836
Synonyms

Coreopsomela Monrós, 1955[1]

Species

There are at least 50 species within this genus.[3][4]

References

  1. Monrós, 1955, Coleopt. Bull., 9
  2. Gómez-Zurita, Jesús (2015). "Systematic revision of the genus Calligrapha Chevrolat (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae) in Central America: The group of Calligrapha argus Stål". Zootaxa. 3922 (1): 1–71. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.3922.1.1.
  3. "Genus Calligrapha". BugGuide.net. 2003–2017. Retrieved 2017-01-23.
  4. "Browse Calligrapha". Catalogue of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-27.


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