Biology:Asparagus beetle

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Short description: Genus of beetles

Asparagus beetle
Crioceris asparagi.jpg
Crioceris asparagi
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Tribe: Criocerini
Genus: Crioceris
Geoffroy, 1762 [1]
Species

Crioceris, or asparagus beetle, is a genus of the family Chrysomelidae of beetles. The name is Neo-Latin from Greek κριός, ram and κέρας, horn. [2] Not all species in the genus Crioceris feed on asparagus (e.g., C. nigropicta). Some studies have found low genetic diversity among groups of isolated Chrysomelidae, and use Wolbachia species as a genetic marker.[3]

Species

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1318310 entry