Oreina

Oreina is a genus of broad-shouldered leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Chrysomelinae.

Oreina
Oreina gloriosa
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Oreina

Chevrolat in Dejean, 1837
Synonyms
  • Orina Agassiz, 1846

Species

  • Oreina alpestris
  • Oreina bidentata
  • Oreina bifrons
  • Oreina cacaliae
  • Oreina coerulea
  • Oreina elongata
  • Oreina frigida
  • Oreina genei
  • Oreina gloriosa
  • Oreina intricata
  • Oreina liturata
  • Oreina ludovicae
  • Oreina melancholica
  • Oreina peirolerii
  • Oreina plagiata
  • Oreina speciosa
  • Oreina speciosissima
  • Oreina splendidula
  • Oreina virgulata
  • Oreina viridis
  • Oreina vittigera

References

  • Bontems, C., 1981 - Les especes de Linne et Fabricius du genre Oreina Chevrolat, 1837 (Col. Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae) - Nouv. Rev. Ent. 11: 93-109
  • Susanne Dobler; Patrick Mardulyn; Jacques M. Pasteels; Martine Rowell-Rahier (1996). "Host-plant switches and the evolution of chemical defense and life history in the leaf beetle genus Oreina" (PDF). Evolution. 50 (6): 2373–2386. doi:10.2307/2410706. JSTOR 2410706.


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