Chrysomelidae
まばゆいばかりの色彩とデザインを誇る甲虫の仲間。その数は35,000種を超え、まさに宝の山である。
Family Chrysomelidae Latreille, 1802
Subfamily Chrysomelinae Latreille, 1802
- Tribe Chrysomelini Latreille, 1802
- Tribe Timarchini Motschulsky, 1860
Subfamily Galerucinae Latreille, 1802
- Tribe Alticini Newman, 1834
- Tribe Decarthrocerini Laboissiere, 1937
- Tribe Galerucini Latreille, 1802
- Tribe Hylaspini Chapuis, 1875
- Tribe Luperini Gistel, 1848
- Tribe Metacyclini Chapuis, 1875
- Tribe Oidini Laboissiere, 1921 (1875)
- Tribe Serraticollini B.E. White, 1942
Subfamily Synetinae J.L. LeConte & G.H. Horn, 1883
Subfamily Sagrinae Leach, 1815
- Tribe Carpophagini Chapuis, 1874 H
- Tribe Diaphanopsidini Monrós, 1958
- Tribe Megamerini Chapuis, 1874
- Tribe Sagrini Leach, 1815
Subfamily Bruchinae Latreille, 1802
- Tribe Amblycerini Bridwell, 1932
- Tribe Bruchini Latreille, 1802
- Tribe Eubaptini Bridwell, 1932
- Tribe Kytorhinini Bridwell, 1932
- Tribe Pachymerini Bridwell, 1929
- Tribe Rhaebini Blanchard, 1845
Subfamily Donaciinae W. Kirby, 1837
- Tribe Donaciini W. Kirby, 1837
- Tribe Haemoniini S.H. Chen, 1941
- Tribe Plateumarini Böving, 1922
Subfamily Criocerinae Latreille, 1804
- Tribe Criocerini Latreille, 1804
- Tribe Lemini Gyllenhal, 1813
- Tribe Pseudocriocerini Heinze, 1962
- Subfamily Cassidinae Gyllenhal, 1813
- Tribe Alurnini Chapuis, 1875
- Tribe Anisoderini Chapuis, 1875
- Tribe Aproidini Weise, 1911
- Tribe Arescini Chapuis, 1875
- Tribe Aspidimorphini Chapuis, 1875
- Tribe Basiprionotini Gressitt, 1952 (1929)
- Tribe Botryonopini Chapuis, 1875
- Tribe Callispini Chapuis, 1875
- Tribe Callohispini Uhmann, 1960
- Tribe Cassidini Gyllenhal, 1813
- Tribe Cephaloleiini Chapuis, 1875
- Tribe Chalepini Weise, 1910 [NP]
- Tribe Coelaenomenoderini Weise, 1911
- Tribe Cryptonychini Chapuis, 1875
- Tribe Delocraniini Spaeth, 1929
- Tribe Dorynotini Monrós & Viana, 1949 (1923)
- Tribe Eurispini Chapuis, 1875
- Tribe Exothispini Weise, 1911
- Tribe Goniocheniini Spaeth, 1942
- Tribe Gonophorini Chapuis, 1875
- Tribe Hemisphaerotini Monrós & Viana, 1951 (1929)
- Tribe Hispini Gyllenhal, 1813
- Tribe Hispoleptini Chapuis, 1875
- Tribe Hybosispini Weise, 1910
- Tribe Imatidiini Hope, 1841
- Tribe Ischyrosonychini Chapuis, 1875
- Tribe Leptispini Fairmaire, 1868
- Tribe Mesomphaliini Hope, 1841
- Tribe Notosacanthini Gressitt, 1952 (1929)
- Tribe Oediopalpini Monrós & Viana, 1947 (1910)
- Tribe Omocerini Hincks, 1952 (1923)
- Tribe Oncocephalini Chapuis, 1875
- Tribe Promecothecini Chapuis, 1875
- Tribe Prosopodontini Weise, 1910
- Tribe Sceloenoplini Uhmann, 1930 (1906)
- Tribe Spilophorini Chapuis, 1875 H
- Tribe Uroplatini Weise, 1910 P
Subfamily Eumolpinae Hope, 1841
- Tribe Bromiini Baly, 1865 (1863) P
- Tribe Caryonodini Bechyné, 1951
- Tribe Cubispini Monrós, 1954
- Tribe Eumolpini Hope, 1841
- Tribe Euryopini Chapuis, 1874
- Tribe Habrophorini Bechyné & Špringlová de Bechyné, 1969
- Tribe Hemydacnini Bechyné, 1951
- Tribe Megascelidini Chapuis, 1874
- Tribe Merodini Chapuis, 1874
- Tribe Pygomolpini Bechyné, 1949
- Tribe Rosiroiini Bechyné, 1950
- Tribe Typophorini Baly, 1865
Subfamily Lamprosomatinae Lacordaire, 1848
- Tribe Cachiporrini Chamorro & Konstantinov, 2011
- Tribe Lamprosomatini Lacordaire, 1848
- Tribe Neochlamysini Monrós, 1959
- Tribe Sphaerocharini Chapuis, 1874
Subfamily Cryptocephalinae Gyllenhal, 1813
- Tribe Clytrini W. Kirby, 1837
- Tribe Cryptocephalini Gyllenhal, 1813
- Tribe Fulcidacini Jakobson, 1924
- Tribe Mylassini Gómez-Zurita & Cardoso, 2021
- Tribe Pachybrachini Chapuis, 1874
Subfamily Spilopyrinae Chapuis, 1874
その精巧に作られた外骨格は、虹色の青や緑から燃えるような赤やオレンジに至るまで、自然の芸術性に他ならない。
この魅惑的な生き物には、見た目以上の魅力がある。クリソメガエル科は、飽くなき食欲を持つ草食動物として生態系のニッチを切り開いてきた。彼らの貪欲な食性は、生息地のバランスを保つのに不可欠な役割を果たしている。
クリソメルス科の研究は、生物多様性の理解を深めるだけでなく、農業における害虫管理戦略にも貴重な示唆を与えてくれる。