''Allsortsia'' is a genus of

leaf beetle The beetle family Chrysomelidae, 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 s ...

s in the subfamily Spilopyrinae. It contains only one species, ''Allsortsia maculata''. It is found only in

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, in the tropical rainforest of north

Queensland Queensland ( , commonly abbreviated as Qld) is a States and territories of Australia, state in northeastern Australia, and is the second-largest and third-most populous state in Australia. It is bordered by the Northern Territory, South Austr ...

. The genus is named after

liquorice allsorts Liquorice allsorts are liquorice confectionery sold as an assortment. Made of liquorice, sugar, coconut, aniseed jelly, fruit flavourings, and gelatine, they were first produced in Sheffield, England, by Geo. Bassett & Co Ltd. Allsorts are p ...

, which ''A. maculata'' vaguely resembles. ''A. maculata'' is known only from two

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s collected in 1909 from Kuranda, adjacent to the

Wet Tropics The Wet Tropics of Queensland World Heritage Site consists of approximately 8,940 km2 of Australian wet tropical forests growing along the north-east Queensland portion of the Great Dividing Range. The Wet Tropics of Queensland meets all f ...

References

External links

Australian Faunal Directory – Genus ''Allsortsia'' Reid & Beatson, 2010
Monotypic Chrysomelidae genera Beetles of Australia Insects of Queensland Endemic fauna of Australia {{Chrysomelidae-stub