Timarcha

{{short description|Genus of beetles}}

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| image = Chrysomelidae - Timarcha tenebricosa.JPG

| image_caption = Timarcha tenebricosa

| display_parents = 2

| taxon = Timarcha

| parent_authority = Motschulsky, 1860

| authority = Samouelle, 1819{{cite journal|last1=Vela|first1=J.M.|last2=Alonso-Zarazaga|first2=M.Á.|last3=Daccordi|first3=M.|year=2020|title=The species of Timarcha Samouelle, 1819 described by Linnaeus (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)|journal=ZooKeys|issue=986|pages=55–80|doi=10.3897/zookeys.986.57158|pmid=33223880|pmc=7661484|doi-access=free}}

| type_species = Chrysomela tenebricosa

| type_species_authority = Fabricius, 1775

}}

File:Tatzenkäfer Timarcha goettingensis 6512.jpg

Timarcha is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae, with more than 100 described species in three subgenera. The most widely known species is T. tenebricosa, the bloody-nosed beetle. All species are black, wingless organisms. Timarcha are herbivorous species, living mostly on plants belonging to Rubiaceae and Plumbaginaceae, although a few can feed on Brassicaceae and Rosaceae. Timarcha is the only member of the tribe Timarchini.

Species

These 20 species belong to the genus Timarcha:

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Data sources: i = ITIS, c = Catalogue of Life, g = GBIF, b = Bugguide.net

References

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{{Cite web| title=Timarcha Report

| url=https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=719644

| website=Integrated Taxonomic Information System

| access-date=2018-05-04

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{{Cite web| title=Browse Timarcha

| url=http://www.catalogueoflife.org/col/browse/tree/id/31dde3ff269e5694c7d9cc974458c690

| website=Catalogue of Life

| access-date=2018-05-04

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{{Cite web| title=Timarcha

| url=https://www.gbif.org/species/8349466

| website=GBIF

| access-date=2018-05-04

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{{Cite web| title=Timarcha Genus Information

| url=https://bugguide.net/node/view/161279

| website=BugGuide.net

| access-date=2018-05-04

}}

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