Superfamily

Chrysomeloidea (Leaf beetles and allies)

Gastrophysa cyanea. Photo: (c) Kerry Matz, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA)

The Chrysomeloidea are an enormous superfamily of beetles, with tens of thousands of species, mostly in the families Cerambycidae (the long-horned beetles) and Chrysomelidae, the leaf beetles.

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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) (15)
        Family: Orsodacnidae (Ravenous leaf beetles) (1)

Subtaxa

Family: Chrysomelidae (Leaf beetles)

Family: Orsodacnidae (Ravenous leaf beetles)

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