Galerucinae
| Galerucinae | |
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| Baccharis leaf beetle, Trirhabda flavolimbata | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Superfamily: | Chrysomeloidea |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: |
Galerucinae Latreille, 1802 |
| Tribes | |
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Alticini |
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Alticini
Galerucini Latreille, 1802
Hylaspini Chapuis, 1875
Luperini Chapuis, 1875 (disputed)
Metacyclini Chapuis, 1875
Sermylini (disputed)
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The Galerucinae are a large subfamily of the leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae), containing about 5800 species. It includes the flea beetles in tribe Alticini.
The division into five tribes is more a matter of tradition than based on modern research. Some genera, for example Yingaresca, are better considered incertae sedis due to a general lack of knowledge. And while a good case can be made for some tribes – namely the Alticini and Galerucini – being all but monophyletic even in their traditional delimitation, others – like Luperini or Sermylini – appear to be just paraphyletic assemblages of primitive and more basal genera.
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