GALERUCINAE - SKELETONISING LEAF BEETLES
Small Chrysomelids with head narrower than the prothorax and prothorax narrower than the elytra base. Antennae well-developed. Most species feed on dicotyledenous plants, though some feed on monocotyledons. Adults typically feed on pollen and leaves, with larvae generally feeding on roots. Many are serious pests, either through direct destruction of plant material or through the transmission of viruses. Some species have been used in the biological control of weeds. The Alticinae are now considered a tribe Alticini of the Galerucinae.
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Thanks to Rob Westerduijn for his assistance with identification of some of the images in this gallery.
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![FIGURE 1a FIGURE 1a](Diabrotica cf 5-maculata Galerucinae 8 san rafael 16 nov 07 No45.jpg) | FIGURE 1a |
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![FIGURE 1b FIGURE 1b](Diabrotica sp Galerucinae 10 san rafael 16 nov 07.jpg) | FIGURE 1b |
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![FIGURE 1c FIGURE 1c](Diabrotica sp. san rafael 15 nov 07 Nº49.jpg) | FIGURE 1c |
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![FIGURE 1d FIGURE 1d](Diabrotica sp. Galerucinae 20 san rafael AEM 16 nov 07.jpg) | FIGURE 1d |
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![FIGURE 1e FIGURE 1e](Diabrotica sp 19 aug 08 leila k proc.jpg) | FIGURE 1e |
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![FIGURE 1f FIGURE 1f](Dircema sp. san rafael 14 nov 07 Nº50.jpg) | FIGURE 1f |
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![FIGURE 1g FIGURE 1g](Luperodes sp subf Galerucinae SAN RAF SEP 07 (3).jpg) | FIGURE 1g |
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![FIGURE 1h FIGURE 1h](Galerucinae encarnacion aug 07.jpg) | FIGURE 1h |
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![FIGURE 1i FIGURE 1i](Galerucinae 19 san rafael AEM 16 nov 07.jpg) | FIGURE 1i |
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Gallery 1
FIGURE 1a - Diabrotica cf 5-maculata. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 1b - Diabrotica sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 1c - Diabrotica sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 1d - Diabrotica sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel November 2007).
FIGURE 1d - Diabrotica sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Leila K August 2008).
FIGURE 1e - Dircema sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 1f - Luperodes (?) sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 1g - Unidentified sp. - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 1h - Unidentified sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel November 2007).
![FIGURE 2a FIGURE 2a](Asphaera sp Galerucinae 18b san rafael AEM 24 nov 07.jpg) | FIGURE 2a |
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![FIGURE 2b FIGURE 2b](Asphaera sp Alticini chrysomelidae 24 aug 08 encarnacion N76.jpg) | FIGURE 2b |
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![FIGURE 2c FIGURE 2c](Disonycha sp Galerucinae san rafael 15 nov 07.jpg) | FIGURE 2c |
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![FIGURE 2d FIGURE 2d](Disonycha sp Alticini 8 aug 08 leila k proc.jpg) | FIGURE 2d |
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![FIGURE 2e FIGURE 2e](Omophoita sp Galerucinae 3 san rafael 16 nov 07.jpg) | FIGURE 2e |
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![FIGURE 2f FIGURE 2f](Omophoita sp Galerucinae beetle san raf 26 mar 08 david gill.jpg) | FIGURE 2f |
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![FIGURE 2g FIGURE 2g](Systena sp Galerucinae procosara AEM 20 nov 07.jpg) | FIGURE 2g |
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![FIGURE 2h FIGURE 2h](Galerucinae 3 san rafael 14 nov 07.jpg) | FIGURE 2h |
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![FIGURE 2j FIGURE 2j](Galerucinae Chrysomelidae enc 21 oct 09.jpg) | FIGURE 2j |
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![FIGURE 2k FIGURE 2k](Chrysomelidae 28 oct 09 ayolas.jpg) | FIGURE 2k |
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![FIGURE 2l FIGURE 2l](galerucinae sp 29 dec 08 enc.jpg) | FIGURE 2l |
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Gallery 2: Tribe Alticini
FIGURE 2a - Asphaera sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel November 2007).
FIGURE 2b - Asphaera sp. - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith August 2008).
FIGURE 2c - Disonycha sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 2d - Disonycha sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Leila K August 2008).
FIGURE 2e - Omophoita sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 2f - Omophoita sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (David Gill March 2008).
FIGURE 2g - Systena sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel November 2007).
FIGURE 2h - Unidentified sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 2i - Unidentified sp. - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 2j - Unidentified sp. - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith November 2009).
FIGURE 2k - Unidentified sp. - Ayolas, Departamento Misiones (Paul Smith October 2009).
FIGURE 2l - Unidentified sp. - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith December 2008).