Schemas of female and male genitalia in the subfamily Criocerinae A plesiomorphic state of the endophallus and its genital coupling drawn based on Düngelhoef and Schmitt (2006) and Schmitt and Uhl (2015) B derived state of the endophallus observed in the subgenus Lema and its genital coupling drawn based on Matsumura and Akimoto (2009) and Matsumura and Yoshizawa (2010); the pocket is formed by an invagination of the endophallus membrane including sclerites (Matsumura et al. 2013). Light grey in the schemas of the male genitalia indicates the body cavity.

#LiteratureNotice Matsumura. Female and male genital surface microstructures in shining leaf beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, #Criocerinae) doi.org/10.3897/zook... #Beetle #Beetles #shiningleafbeetle #leafbeetle

This lil guy is an Eight Spotted Leaf Beetle, chosen because I saw one at work the other day. Leaf Beetles are a diverse family of beetles. In Australia they are common in Eucalypts, Acacias and Melaleuca's along with other native plant species.

#australianinvertebrates #leafbeetle #beetles

This little cutie-pie, and I do mean little at about 3mm or so, is possibly a Willow Flea Beetle - Crepidodera aurata. If not then it's certainly in that genus 😅 Gorgeous little beets 😍 #insect #insects #macro #macrophotography #olympusem1mk3 #leafbeetle #chrysomelidae

These metallic leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae family) were captured in natural light using the Sony A7R IVa and Tamron 90mm macro lens. Watching them feed and climb

#MacroPhotography #InsectMacro #LeafBeetle #SonyAlpha #BeAlpha #TamronLenses #FloridaWildlife #NatureMacro #MacroSeries

A russett alder leaf beetle between two pale leaves, facing right. The beetle is mostly brown. Its head looks like a metallic brown. Its wings are a rich brown with white streaks all the way down, with a brown circle near the head. Its legs are a reddish-brown color.

Russett alder leaf beetle. #RussettAlderLeafBeetle #CalligraphaAlni #LeafBeetle #Beetle #Insect #Animal #Nature #Photography #ManitowishWaters #Wisconsin

A group of leaf beetles clustered together and eating a leaf.

Spotted these hungry little fellows while out walking. They appear to be some kind of #leafbeetle but searching online didn't help with figuring out which specifically.

Leaf Beetle-Flea Beetle 🪲 seen on my woodland walk

Leaf Beetle-Flea Beetle 🪲 seen on my woodland walk
#leafbeetle #fleabeetle #Beetle #insects #invertebrates #nature #Entomology #springwatch #macro @bbcspringwatch.bsky.social

First bug of the collection has entered- the Leaf Beetle!🪲

#bugs #buggs #fyp #foryou #foryoupage #roblox #robloxdeveloper #robloxgame #game #gaming #upcoming #leafbeetle #beetle #cute #adorable #animal #model #3d #3dmodeling #leafbeetleleak #leak #sneakpeeks #robloxstudio

Saw this flashy guy today, mostly certain it's a Cottonwood Leaf Beetle. (Chrysomela Scripta[?])

Totally in love with the decorative look he's rocking. ✨️

#entomology #insect #beetle #leafbeetle #coleoptera

Lots of Lochmaea crataegi on Hawthorn currently! Shropshire #Coleoptera #LeafBeetle #Hawthorn

Experimental design for comparing laid oothecae among the three leaf beetle species. The upper panel shows the species examined. The left illustration depicts the common rearing method. The middle panel shows each treatment and the control. The dotted line panel indicates treatments analysed using generalized linear mixed model (i.e., ‘intra-’ and ‘inter-’).

Our newest #RESEcolEnt publication documents unilateral exclusion of three #LeafBeetle species due to resource competition for oviposition sites🪴🪲

Read the article now🔽
doi.org/10.1111/een.13439

@sheborg.bsky.social @robwilsonmncn.bsky.social @callomac.bsky.social @wiley.com

Great Leaf Beetle talk tonight hosted by @buglife Learnt a lot of new interesting things about one of our most colourful beetle families

#beetles #coleoptera #beetle #leafbeetle #buglife #talk #wildlife #conservation

#oulema #melanopus #cereal #leafbeetle #beetle #coleoptera #nescotland #scotland #scotbeetles #ukwildlife

Cereal Leaf Beetle
#oulema #melanopus #cereal #leafbeetle #beetle #coleoptera #nescotland #scotland #scotbeetles #ukwildlife

Talking about gems - Chrysolina beetle

#chrysolina #bladbagge #leafbeetle #skalbagge #beetle #biodiversity #backyardbiodiversity #biologiskmångfald #inaturalist #macrophotography #naturephotography #photography #bjäre #bjärenatur #nature

stunning tiny #leafbeetle #Cassidinae brightens my day

Shameen, Prathapan, Nasser & Chaboo. 2016. #Javeta
#Chrysomelidae #Cassidinae #leafbeetle on #Phoenix #palms #India zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php...

A Leaf Beetle with raindrops.

#LeafBeetle #Chrysomelidae #InsectPhotography #MacroPhotography #NatureLovers #WildlifePhotography #MetallicBeetle #Fujifilmxpro2

Susan Kirmse did a spectacular Ph.D. study. Some publications:
Kirmse & Chaboo (2018): Polyphagy and florivory prevail in a #leafbeetle community #beetles #Chrysomelidae inhabiting canopy of tropical lowland #rainforest #Venezuela. Journal of Natural History: 10.1080/00222933.2018.1548666

Latest Research News

www.bio.mpg.de/article/microbes-protect...
#leafbeetle #mutualism