Luperini

Life-forms

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

Familia: Chrysomelidae
Subfamilia: Galerucinae
Tribus: Luperini
Subtribus: Aulacophorina – Diabroticina – Luperina
Name

Luperini Gistel, 1848

Type genus: Luperus Geoffroy, 1762
Synonymy

Luperiidae Gistel, 1848: [9]
Luperites: Chapuis, 1875: 185
Luperini: Leng, 1920: 297
Aulacophorites Chapuis, 1875: 158
Aulacophorina: Laboissière, 1934: 8
Diabroticites Chapuis, 1875: 165
Diabroticini: Leng, 1920: 297
Cerotomites Chapuis, 1875: 229
Cerotomini: Leng, 1920: 298
Platyxanthites Chapuis, 1875: 243
Platyxanthinae: Jacoby, 1884b: 226
Theopeites Chapuis, 1875: 241 [unavailable name; original vernacular name unavailable (Art. 11.7.2): subsequently used in latinized form but not generally attributed to Chapuis (1875)]
Scelidites Chapuis, 1875: 184
Scelidinae: Jacoby, 1884a: 62
Scelidini: Leng, 1920: 297
Phyllobroticites Chapuis, 1875: 163
Phyllobroticini: Leng, 1920: 297
Agetocerites Chapuis, 1875: 177 [unavailable name; original vernacular name unavailable (Art. 11.7.2): subsequently used in latinized form but not generally attributed to Chapuis (1875)]
Mimastrites Chapuis, 1875: 178
Mimastrinae: Jacoby, 1884a: 67
Ornithognathites Chapuis, 1875: 176
Ornithognathinae: Harold, 1877: 110
Monoleptites Chapuis, 1875: 234
Monoleptinae: Jacoby, 1884a: 61
Monoleptini: Weise, 1924: 137
Monoleptina: Wilcox, 1965: 84
Cerophysites Chapuis, 1875: 181
Androlyperites Horn, 1893: 59
Androlyperini: Leng, 1920: 298
Phyllecthrites Horn, 1893: 60
Rhaphidopalpini Weise, 1902: 140
Idacanthites Laboissière, 1921: 63
Hyperacanthites Laboissière, 1924: 142
Megalognathites Laboissière, 1926: 185
Exosomites Wilcox, 1965: 93 [unavailable family-group name, proposed after 1930 without description or bibliographic reference to such a description (Art. 13.1)]
Trachyscelidites Wilcox, 1972: 430 [unavailable family-group name, proposed after 1930 without description or bibliographic reference to such a description (Art. 13.1)]
Adoxiites Wilcox, 1973: 433 [unavailable family-group name, proposed after 1930 without description or bibliographic reference to such a description (Art. 13.1)]
Eumeleptites Wilcox, 1973: 447 [unavailable family-group name, proposed after 1930 without description or bibliographic reference to such a description (Art. 13.1)]
Xenodites Wilcox, 1973: 604 [unavailable family-group name, proposed after 1930 without description or bibliographic reference to such a description (Art. 13.1)]
Doryscites Wilcox, 1973: 606 [unavailable family-group name, proposed after 1930 without description or bibliographic reference to such a description (Art. 13.1)]

References
Primary references

Chapuis, F. 1875. Tome onzième. Famille des phytophages. In: Lacordaire, J.T. & Chapuis, F. (eds) Histoire naturelle des insectes. Genera des coléoptères, ou exposé méthodique et critique de tous les genres proposés jusqu'ici dans cet ordre d'insectes. Librairie Encyclopédique de Roret, Paris. 420 pp. BHL. Reference page.
Gistel, J.N.F.X. 1848. Faunula monacensis cantharologica. Isis von Oken 1848: (6) [unn. pp.”1–3”]; (7): [unn. pp. “4–6”]; (8): [unn. p. “7”]; (9): [unn. pp. “8–9”]; (10): [unn. pp. “10–11”]; (11): [unn. pp. “12–13”] (inserted with fascicles). Reference page.
Horn, G.H. 1893. The Galerucini of boreal America. Transactions of the American Entomological Society 20(2): 57–136. JSTOR Open access.
Jacoby, M. 1884. Descriptions of new genera and species of phytophagous Coleoptera from Sumatra. Notes from the Leyden Museum 6: 9–70. BHL.
Jacoby, M. 1884. Descriptions of new genera and species of phytophagous Coleoptera collected by Dr. B. Hagen at Serdang (East Sumatra). Notes from the Leyden Museum 6: 201–230. BHL.
Laboissière, V. 1921. Étude des Galerucini de la collection du Musee du Congo Belge. Première partie. Revue Zoologique Africaine 9: 33–86. BHL.
Laboissière, V. 1924. Étude des Galerucini de la collection du Musée du Congo Belge. Quatrième partie. Revue Zoologique Africaine 12: (2): 135–172, (3): 283–315. [not seen]
Laboissière, V. 1926. Étude des Galerucini de la collection du Musée du Congo Belge, première partie (suite). Revue Zoologique Africaine 14 (1, 2): 91–122, 185–200. [not seen]
Laboissière, V. 1934. Galerucinae de la faune française (Coléoptères). Annales de la Société Entomologique de France 103: 1–108. Gallica.
Leng, C.W. 1920. Catalogue of the Coleoptera of America, North of Mexico. John D. Sherman, Jr., Mount Vernon, New York, x + 470 pp. BHL Reference page.
Weise, J. 1902. Afrikanische Chrysomeliden. Archiv für Naturgeschichte 68, Band I: 119–174. BHL.
Weise, J. 1924. Pars 78. Chrysomelidae: 13. Galerucinae. In: Junk, W. & Schenkling, S. (eds.) Coleopterorum Catalogus. Berlin: W. Junk. 225 pp. [not seen]
Wilcox, J.A. 1965. A synopsis of the North American Galerucinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae). New York State Museum and Science Service Bulletin No. 400: 1–226. BHL. Reference page.
Wilcox, J.A. 1972. Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae. Luperini: Aulacophorina, Diabroticina. Coleopterorum Catalogus Supplementa. Pars 78(2) (Editio Seconda). 's-Gravenhage [The Hague]: Dr. W. Junk. Pp. 221–431. Reference page. [not seen]
Wilcox, J.A. 1973. Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae. Luperini: Luperina. Coleopterorum Catalogus Supplementa. Pars 78(3) (Editio Seconda). 's-Gravenhage [The Hague]: Dr. W. Junk. Pp. 433–664. Reference page. [not seen]

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Bezděk, J. 2013. Revision of the genus Hesperopenna (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae). I. Generic redescription, definition of species groups and taxonomy of H. medvedevi species group. Acta Entomologica Musei Nationalis Pragae 53(2): 715–746. PDF Reference page.
Bezděk, J. 2020. Chikatunolepta n. gen. – a new genus of Saharo-Arabian Monoleptites (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae). Israel Journal of Entomology 50(2): 11–29. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.3945126 Open access. Reference page.
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Clark, S.M. 1998. Descriptions of new luperine genera and species from Mexico, with keys to related taxa (Coleoptera: Chrysornelidae: Galerucinae). Insecta Mundi 12(3–4): 189–206. PDF.
Clark, S.M. & Anderson, E.R. 2019. A review of Triarius Jacoby, 1887 (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Luperini), with descriptions of a new genus and four new species. The Coleopterists Bulletin 73(2): 343–357. DOI: 10.1649/0010-065X-73.2.343 Paywall. Reference page.
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Luperini is a tribe of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are more than 30 genera and 500 described species in Luperini.[1][2][3]
Phyllobrotica quadrimaculata
Phyllobrotica limbata
Genera

The genera below belong to the tribe Luperini:[1][2][4][5][6][7]

Acalymma Barber, 1947
Agetocera Hope, 1831
Amphelasma Barber, 1947
Androlyperus Crotch, 1873
Anisobrotica Bechyné & Bechyné, 1970
Apophylia Thomson, 1858
Apteromicrus Chen & Jiang, 1981
Aristobrotica Bechyné, 1956
Atrachya Dejean, 1837
Aulacophora Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
Brachyphora Jacoby, 1890
Buckibrotica Bechyné & Bechyné, 1970
Cassena Weise, 1892
Calomicrus Dillwyn, 1829
Cerophysa Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
Cerophysella Laboissière, 1930
Cerotoma Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
Charaea Baly, 1878
Clerotilia Jacoby, 1885
Cneorane Baly, 1865
Cneoranidea Chen, 1942
Cneorella Medvedev & Dang, 1981
Cochabamba Bechyné, 1955
Cornubrotica Bechyné & Bechyné, 1970
Coronabrotica Moura, 2010
Cyclotrypema Blake, 1966
Diabrotica Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
Doryscus Jacoby, 1887
Ensiforma Jacoby, 1876
Epaenidea Gressitt & Kimoto, 1963
Eusattodera Schaeffer, 1906
Euliroetis Ogloblin, 1936
Eumelepta Jacoby, 1892
Fleutiauxia Laboissière, 1933
Gynandrobrotica Bechyné, 1955
Haplosomoides Duvivier, 1890
Hesperomorpha Ogloblin, 1936
Hoplasoma Jacoby, 1884
Hoplosaenidea Laboissière, 1933
Hyphaenia Baly, 1865
Inbioluperus Clark, 1993
Isotes Weise, 1922
Japonitata Strand, 1922
Jolibrotica Lee & Bezděk, 2015
Keitheatus Wilcox, 1965
Lanolepta Kimoto, 1991
Leptaulaca Weise, 1902
Liroetis Weise, 1889 (= Siemssenius Weise, 1922 = Zangia Chen, 1976)[8]
Luperosoma Jacoby, 1891
Luperus Muller, 1764
Lygistus Wilcox, 1965
Macrima Baly, 1878
Medythia Jacoby, 1886
Metacoryna Jacoby, 1888
Metrioidea Fairmaire, 1881
Mimagitocera Maulik, 1936
Mimastra Baly, 1865
Monolepta Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
Munina Chen, 1976
Neobrotica Jacoby, 1887
Paleosepharia Laboissière, 1936
Palmaria Bechyné, 1956
Palpoxena Baly, 1861
Paragetocera Laboissière, 1929
Paranapiacaba J. Bechyné, 1958
Paraplotes Laboissière, 1933
Paratriarius Schaeffer, 1906
Parexosoma Laboissière, 1932
Paridea Baly, 1886
Phyllecthris Dejean, 1836
Phyllobrotica Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836
Platybrotica Cabrera & Cabrera Walsh, 2004
Pseudespera Chen et al., 1985
Pseudocophora Jacoby, 1884
Pseudodiabrotica Jacoby, 1892
Pseudoluperus Beller & Hatch, 1932
Pseudosepharia Laboissière, 1936
Pteleon Jacoby, 1888
Scelida Chapuis, 1875
Scelolyperus Crotch, 1874
Shaira Maulik, 1936
Shairella Chujo, 1962
Sikkimia Duvivier, 1891
Sinoluperus Gressitt & Kimoto, 1963
Strobiderus Jacoby, 1884
Synetocephalus Fall, 1910
Taiwanaenidea Kimoto, 1984
Taumacera Thunberg, 1814
Theopea Baly, 1864
Trachyscelida Horn, 1893
Triarius Jacoby, 1887
Trichobalya Weise, 1890
Trichomimastra Weise, 1922
Trichosepharia Laboissière, 1936
Xingeina Chen et al., 1987
Zischkaita Bechyné, 1956
Zizonia Chen, 1976

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