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Paropsis is a genus of Chrysomelidae, commonly referred to as tortoise beetles, which includes over 70 described species. Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape cause them to be mistaken for beetles in the family Coccinellidae (ladybirds).
They are distributed across Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. Some species, Paropsis atomaria in particular, have been introduced to the United States in California with first official documented sightings in 2022. They primarily feed on Eucalyptus but there are a few that feed on Baeckea, Kunzea and Leptospermum. Species within this genus are noted as pests. For example, Paropsis charybdis is a pest of Eucalyptus in New Zealand.
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Species
Paropsis aciculata Chapuis, 1877
Paropsis advena Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis aegrota Boisduval, 1835
Paropsis affinis Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis angusticollis Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis aspera Chapuis, 1877
Paropsis atomaria Olivier, 1807
Paropsis augusta Blackburn, 1901
Paropsis bella Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis binbinga Daccordi, 2003
Paropsis bivulnerata Lea, 1924
Paropsis blandina Blackburn, 1901
Paropsis bovilli Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis carnosa Baly, 1866
Paropsis cerea Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis charybdis Stål, 1860
Paropsis confusa Blackburn, 1890
Paropsis convexa Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis deboeri Selman, 1983
Paropsis delittlei Selman, 1983
Paropsis deserti Blackburn, 1896
Paropsis dilatata Erichson, 1842
Paropsis elytrura Blackburn, 1901
Paropsis formosa Chapuis, 1877
Paropsis geographica Baly, 1866
Paropsis glauca Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis hebes Weise, 1917
Paropsis hygea Blackburn, 1901
Paropsis inquinata Weise, 1917
Paropsis insularis Blackburn, 1890
Paropsis intermedia Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis irrorata Chapuis, 1877
Paropsis latissima Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis latona Blackburn, 1901
Paropsis longicornis Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis lownei Baly, 1866
Paropsis lutea (Marsham, 1808)
Paropsis maculata (Marsham, 1808)
Paropsis mandibularis Weise, 1923
Paropsis manto Blackburn, 1901
Paropsis marmorea Olivier, 1807
Paropsis minor (Marsham, 1808)
Paropsis mintha Blackburn, 1901
Paropsis montana Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis morbillosa Boisduval, 1835
Paropsis mutabilis Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis mystica Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis obsoleta Olivier, 1807
Paropsis omphale Blackburn, 1901
Paropsis ornata (Marsham, 1808)
Paropsis pantherina Fauvel, 1862
Paropsis paphia Stål, 1860
Paropsis parryi Baly, 1866
Paropsis pictipennis Boheman, 1859
Paropsis ponderosa Lea, 1924
Paropsis porosa Erichson, 1842
Paropsis propinqua Baly, 1866
Paropsis quadrimaculata (Marsham, 1808)
Paropsis roseola Baly, 1866
Paropsis rubidipes Blackburn, 1901
Paropsis rufitarsis Chapuis, 1877
Paropsis rugulosa Boisduval, 1835
Paropsis sospita Blackburn, 1901
Paropsis tasmanica Baly, 1866
Paropsis thyone Blackburn, 1901
Paropsis ustulata Olivier, 1807
Paropsis variegata Blackburn, 1894
Paropsis variolosa (Marsham, 1808)
Paropsis wilsoni Baly, 1866
Paropsis yilgarnensis Blackburn, 1892
Paropsis zietzi Blackburn, 1894
References
External links
Media related to Paropsis at Wikimedia Commons