Family

Chrysomelidae (Leaf beetles)

Xanthogaleruca luteola. Photo: (c) Sarah Zukoff, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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The insects of family Chrysomelidae are beetles, commonly known as leaf beetles, includes over 37,000 (and probably at least 50,000) species in more than 2,500 genera, making it one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families. Numerous subfamilies are recognized, but only some of them are listed below and the precise taxonomy and systematics are likely to change with ongoing research.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Hexapoda (Hexapods)
      - Class: Insecta (Insects)
        Subclass: Pterygota (Winged and once-winged insects)
        Order: Coleoptera (Beetles)
        Suborder: Polyphaga (Water, rove, scarab, long-horned, leaf, and snout beetles)
        Infraorder: Cucujiformia (Cucujiform beetles)
        Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea (Leaf beetles and allies)
        Family: Chrysomelidae (Leaf beetles)
        Subfamily: Eumolpinae (1)
        Subfamily: Galerucinae (Skeletonizing leaf and flea beetles) (6)
        Subfamily: Chrysomelinae (5)
        Subfamily: Cryptocephalinae (Case-bearing leaf beetles) (2)
        Subfamily: Cassidinae (Tortoise and hispine beetles) (1)

Subtaxa

Subfamily: Eumolpinae

Subfamily: Galerucinae (Skeletonizing leaf and flea beetles)

Subfamily: Chrysomelinae

Subfamily: Cryptocephalinae (Case-bearing leaf beetles)

Subfamily: Cassidinae (Tortoise and hispine beetles)

Where in Humboldt

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