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Paropsisterna

{{short description|Genus of beetles}}

{{Automatic taxobox

| image = Paropsisterna beata rubrosignata2 GinGin.JPG

| image_caption = Paropsisterna beata

| taxon = Paropsisterna

| authority = Motschulsky, 1860

| type_species = Notoclea sexpustulata

| type_species_authority = Marsham, 1808

| subdivision_ranks = Species

| subdivision = see text

| synonyms_ref =

| synonyms =

  • Chrysophtharta Weise, 1901
  • Niliosoma Motschulsky, 1860
  • Sterromela Weise, 1915
  • Xanthogramma Weise, 1923 (nec Schiner, 1860)

}}

Paropsisterna is a genus of leaf beetles indigenous to Papua New Guinea and Australia. There are over 120 species, many with bright aposematic colours, and many feeding on Eucalyptus leaves.

The genus was described by Victor Motschulsky in 1860.{{Cite web|title=Australian Faunal Directory: Paropsisterna|url=https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Paropsisterna|access-date=2021-09-22|website=biodiversity.org.au|language=en}}{{Cite Q|Q108657955|pages=192|url=https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/33519931l}}

Description

Paropsisterna are beetles 3-17 mm long with bodies semicircular to elongate-ovate and moderately to strongly convex. The frontoclypeal suture is rounded or V-shaped, and lacks lateral ridges. The apical maxillary palpomere is strongly expanded from base to truncate apex. The pronotum is broadest at its base. The procoxal cavity is open with a gap at least half the width of the procoxa. The mid and hind tibiae have at least one sharp external longitudinal keel. The tarsal claws are usually acutely toothed, rarely simple.{{cite journal|last=Reid|first=C.A.M.|year=2006|title=A taxonomic revision of the Australian Chrysomelinae, with a key to the genera (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)|journal=Zootaxa|volume=1292|pages=1–119|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.1292.1.1|doi-access=free}} {{erratum|doi=10.11646/zootaxa.1306.1.6|checked=yes}}

Some species are very colourful, but their colours may fade after death.{{Cite web |title=Paropsisterna Pages |url=https://sites.google.com/site/paropsisternapages/ |access-date=2022-09-26 |website=sites.google.com}}

Diet

This genus of beetles feeds on plants in family Myrtaceae, including Acmena, Agonis, Angophora, Baeckea, Callistemon, Darwinia, Eucalyptus, Kunzea, Leptospermum and Melaleuca. There are also records from Acacia (which is in family Fabaceae), but these are likely to be erroneous or related to casual collecting.

Notable species

File:Paropsisterna agricola Harcourt.jpg]]

File:Paropsisterna bimaculata Exton Tas-001.JPG]]

File:Paropsisterna octomaculata4 Cairns5 16.jpg]]

List of species

As of 2006, Pariosisterna includes the species that were once in genera Niliosoma Motschulsky, Sterromela Weise, Chrysophtharta Weise and Xanthogramma Weise (note the last of these is also a junior homonym of Xanthogramma Schiner, an invalid but available name).{{Div col|colwidth=25em}}

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Gallery

Paropsisterna crocata Coldstream4.JPG|Paropsisterna crocata

Paropsisterna decolorata59.jpg|Paropsisterna decolorata

Paropsisterna erudita Brisbane RangesNP2.jpg|Paropsisterna erudita

Paropsisterna intcta Frankston1114.JPG|Paropsisterna intacta

Paropsisterna liturataBlackheath13March16GW.jpg|Paropsisterna liturata

Paropsisterna morio Coldstream-1.jpg|Paropsisterna morio

Paropsisterna nigerrima alternataGisborne.jpg|Paropsisterna nigerrima alternata

Paropsisterna pictipes.jpg|Paropsisterna pictipes

Paropsisterna remota BigDDec15.jpg|Paropsisterna remota

Paropsisterna stygiavittataMtLivingstoneDec15.jpg|Paropsisterna stygia trivittata

Paropsisterna variicollisMoondarra.jpg|Paropsisterna variicollis

References

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{{cite journal|author1=Reid, C.A.M.|author2=De Little, D.W.|year=2013|title=A new species of Paropsisterna Motschulsky, 1860, a significant pest of plantation eucalypts in Tasmania and Ireland (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae).|journal=Zootaxa |volume=3681 |issue=4 |pages=395–404 |doi=10.11646/zootaxa.3681.4.4|pmid=25232617 |doi-access=free}}

{{cite journal|author1=Fanning, P.|author2=Baars, J-R.|year=2014|title=Biology of the Eucalyptus leaf beetle Paropsisterna selmani (Chrysomelidae: Paropsini): A new pest of Eucalyptus species (Myrtaceae) in Ireland.|journal=Agricultural and Forest Entomology|volume=16|pages=45–53|doi=10.1111/afe.12032|s2cid=84042751 }}

{{cite web|title=Plant Pest Fact Sheet: Tasmanian Eucalyptus Beetle Paropsisterna selmani|url=https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/phiw/riskRegister/plant-health/documents/notifiable_pests/paropsisterna-selmani.pdf|date=August 2015|author1=Malumphy, C.|author2=Anderson, H.|publisher=DEFRA|accessdate=14 October 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161107174834/https://secure.fera.defra.gov.uk/phiw/riskRegister/plant-health/documents/notifiable_pests/paropsisterna-selmani.pdf|archive-date=7 November 2016|url-status=dead}}

{{cite web|title=Australian Paperbark Tree (Melaleuca)|author=M.B. Rayamajhi|url=http://www.invasiveplants.net/monitor/8AutralianPaperbarkTree.aspx|website=InvasivePlants.net|date=2002|accessdate=14 October 2015|display-authors=etal}}

{{cite journal|title=Life-cycle and aspects of the biology of Tasmanian Eucalyptus leaf beetle, Chrysophtharta bimaculata (Olivier) (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)|author=De Little, D.W.|year=2007|journal=Australian Journal of Entomology|volume=22|issue=1|pages=15–18|doi=10.1111/j.1440-6055.1983.tb01831.x|doi-access=free}}

{{cite web|author1=Matsuki. M.|author2=Tovar, F.|title=IPMG Pests Notes - Chrysomelids|publisher=Industry Pest Management Group, Western Australia|date=2010|url=http://plantationhealth.com.au/pdf/pestnotes/chrysomelids.pdf|accessdate=14 October 2015}}

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External links

  • [https://sites.google.com/site/paropsisternanobilitata/ Image gallery of Paropsisterna]

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Category:Chrysomelidae genera

Category:Chrysomelinae

Category:Beetles of Australia

Category:Taxa named by Victor Motschulsky