- Source: Cleorina
Cleorina is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from Australia and Asia.
Cleorina modiglianii, a species found in Sumatra, was considered as a potential biological control agent for the giant bramble (Rubus alceifolius), an invasive plant species in La Réunion, but was rejected after testing its host specificity.
Species
Species include:
Synonyms:
Cleorina bella (Jacoby, 1892): synonym of Cleorina janthina Lefèvre, 1885
Cleorina bhamoensis (Jacoby, 1892): synonym of Cleorina sculpturata (Motschulsky, 1860)
Cleorina capitata (Jacoby, 1892): synonym of Cleorina sculpturata (Motschulsky, 1860)
Cleorina lefevrei Jacoby, 1890: synonym of Cleorina janthina Lefèvre, 1885
Cleorina purpureipennis var. purpureicollis Pic, 1937: synonym of Cleorina janthina Lefèvre, 1885
Cleorina purpureipennis var. violaceipennis Pic, 1937: synonym of Cleorina janthina Lefèvre, 1885
Renamed species:
Cleorina costata Medvedev & Eroshkina, 1983: renamed to Cleorina costatella Medvedev, 2009
Cleorina nepalensis Takizawa, 1985 (preoccupied by Cleorina nepalensis (Chûjô, 1966)): renamed to Cleorina takizawai Medvedev & Sprecher-Uebersax, 1999
References
External links
Genus Cleorina Lefèvre, 1885 at Australian Faunal Directory