Leptinotarsa

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Hexapoda
Classis: Insecta
Cladus: Dicondylia
Subclassis: Pterygota
Cladus: Metapterygota
Infraclassis: Neoptera
Cladus: Eumetabola
Cladus: Endopterygota
Superordo: Coleopterida
Ordo: Coleoptera
Subordo: Polyphaga
Infraordo: Cucujiformia
Cladus: Phytophaga
Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Chrysomelidae
Subfamilia: Chrysomelinae
Tribus: Chrysomelini
Subtribus: Doryphorina
Genus: Leptinotarsa
Species: L. behrensi – L. belti – L. collinsi – L. decemlineata – L. defecta – L. dellacasai – L. gilberti – L. haldemani – L. juncta – L. lineolata – L. mariachia – L. peninsularis – L. rubiginosa – L. texana – L. tumamoca
Name

Leptinotarsa Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836: 397 [conserved name]

Type species: Leptinotarsa heydenii Stål, 1858, by subsequent designation by Motschulsky (1860): 182.

Placed on the Official List of Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 1290, as "Leptinotarsa Chevrolat, 1837".
Synonyms

Polygramma Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836: 397 [suppressed name]
Type species: Chrysomela juncta Germar, 1824, by monotypy.
Placed on the Official Index of Rejected and Invalid Generic Names in Zoology by Opinion 1290, as "Polygramma Chevrolat, 1837".

References
Primary references

Chevrolat, L.A.A. 1836. [new taxa]. In: Dejean, P.F.M.A. Catalogue des Coléoptères de la collection de M. le comte Dejean. Deuxième édition. [Livraison 5]. Paris: Méquignon-Marvis Père et Fils. pp. 361–443. BHL. Reference page.
ICZN. 1985. Opinion 1920. Leptinotarsa Chevrolat, 1837 (Insecta, Coleoptera); conserved. Bulletin of Zoological Nomenclature 42(1): 21–23. BHL
Motschulsky, V. de 1860. Coléoptères rapportés de la Sibérie orientale et notamment des pays situeés sur les bords du fleuve Amour par MM. Schrenck, Maack, Ditmar, Voznessensky etc. déterminés et décrits. In: Schrenck L. (ed) Reisen und Forschungen im Amur-Lande in den Jahren 1854–1856 im Auftrage der Kaiserl. Akademie der Wissenschaften zu St. Petersburg ausgeführt und in Verbindung mit mehreren Gelehrten herausgegeben. Band II. Zweite Lieferung. Coleopteren. St. Petersburg: Eggers & Comp., pp. 80–257 + [1 (Errata)], pls. VI–XI, 1 map. BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Daccordi, M. & Zoia, S. 2017. Nuove specie di Leptinotarsa Chevrolat, 1836. Bollettino del Museo Regionale di Scienze Naturali di Torino 33 (1–2): 251–268. PDF. Reference page.

Links

Leptinotarsa – Taxon details on BugGuide.