''Cleorina'' is a genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Eumolpinae. It is known from

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and Asia. '' Cleorina modiglianii'', a species found in

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, was considered as a potential

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for the giant bramble (''

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''), an invasive plant species in La Réunion, but was rejected after testing its host specificity.

Species

Species include: * '' Cleorina aeneomicans'' ( Baly, 1867) * ''

Cleorina andamanensis ''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 (''R ...

'' Jacoby, 1908 * '' Cleorina assamensis'' Jacoby, 1908 * '' Cleorina basalis'' ( Baly, 1867) * ''

Cleorina basipennis ''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 (''R ...

'' Medvedev, 1995 * '' Cleorina bevani'' ( Baly, 1877) * '' Cleorina bicolor'' Jacoby, 1908 * '' Cleorina bicoloripes'' Pic, 1937 * '' Cleorina borneoensis'' Medvedev & Romantsov, 2014 * '' Cleorina bosi'' Medvedev, 2008 * ''

Cleorina bryanti ''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 ...

'' Medvedev, 2009 * '' Cleorina buechi'' Medvedev, 2008 * '' Cleorina castanea'' Lefèvre, 1885 * '' Cleorina chlorina'' Takizawa, 1988 * '' Cleorina collaris'' ( Baly, 1867) * '' Cleorina costata'' Tan & Wang, 1981 * '' Cleorina costatella'' Medvedev, 2009 * '' Cleorina dohertyi'' Jacoby, 1908 * '' Cleorina dura'' ( Weise, 1923) * '' Cleorina femorata'' Medvedev, 2009 * '' Cleorina flavipes'' Medvedev, 2009 * '' Cleorina flavoornata'' Medvedev, 1995 * '' Cleorina fulva'' Jacoby, 1908 * '' Cleorina fulvicornis'' Medvedev, 2008 * '' Cleorina fulvipes'' Lefèvre, 1890 * '' Cleorina fulvitarsis'' Lefèvre, 1887 * '' Cleorina gestroi'' Jacoby, 1896 * '' Cleorina gorbunovi'' Medvedev, 2008 * '' Cleorina grandis'' Eroshkina, 1988 * '' Cleorina hainana'' Gressitt & Kimoto, 1961 * '' Cleorina hirticollis'' Bryant, 1950 * '' Cleorina imperialis'' ( Baly, 1867) * '' Cleorina indica'' Jacoby, 1908 * '' Cleorina instriata'' Pic, 1937 * '' Cleorina jacobyi'' Duvivier, 1892 * '' Cleorina janthina'' Lefèvre, 1885 * '' Cleorina laeta'' Medvedev, 1995 * '' Cleorina longicornica'' Tan, 1992 * '' Cleorina longicornis'' Jacoby, 1908 * '' Cleorina luzonica'' Medvedev, 1995 * '' Cleorina major'' Kimoto & Gressitt, 1982 * '' Cleorina malayana'' Jacoby, 1896 * '' Cleorina manipurensis'' Jacoby, 1908 * '' Cleorina metallica'' Lefèvre, 1885 * ''Cleorina metallica'' Shukla, 1960 (homonym?) * '' Cleorina mimica'' Medvedev & Eroshkina, 1983 * '' Cleorina mjoebergi'' ( Weise, 1923) * '' Cleorina modesta'' Jacoby, 1908 * '' Cleorina modiglianii'' Jacoby, 1896 * '' Cleorina morosa'' Lefèvre, 1885 * '' Cleorina nepalensis'' (Chûjô, 1966) * '' Cleorina nigricornis'' Medvedev, 2009 * '' Cleorina nigrita'' Jacoby, 1895 * '' Cleorina nigroviridis'' Jacoby, 1908 * '' Cleorina nitidia'' Tan, 1981 * '' Cleorina nitidicollis'' Tan & Wang, 1981 * '' Cleorina nobilis'' Lefèvre, 1885 * '' Cleorina oblonga'' Jacoby, 1908 * '' Cleorina ornata'' Jacoby, 1896 * '' Cleorina papuana'' Bryant, 1950 * '' Cleorina philippinensis'' Jacoby, 1898 * '' Cleorina pulchella'' Lefèvre, 1885 * '' Cleorina pulchra'' Medvedev, 2009 * '' Cleorina puncticollis'' Jacoby, 1894 * '' Cleorina punctipleuris'' Medvedev, 2008 * '' Cleorina punctisterna'' Medvedev & Eroshkina, 1983 * '' Cleorina purpurea'' Lea, 1915 * '' Cleorina purpureipennis'' ( Baly, 1867) * '' Cleorina riedeli'' Medvedev, 2009 * '' Cleorina robusta'' Takizawa & Basu, 1987 * '' Cleorina schawalleri'' Medvedev, 2009 * '' Cleorina sculpturata'' ( Motschulsky, 1860) * '' Cleorina semipurpurea'' Jacoby, 1905 * '' Cleorina splendida'' Bryant, 1950 * ''Cleorina splendida'' Tan, 1992 (homonym) * '' Cleorina strigicollis'' Medvedev & Eroshkina, 1983 * '' Cleorina strigosipleuris'' Medvedev, 2015 * '' Cleorina subnodosa'' Gressitt & Kimoto, 1961 * '' Cleorina substriata'' Medvedev, 2016 * '' Cleorina sulawensis'' Medvedev, 2008 * '' Cleorina sumatrana'' Jacoby, 1899 * '' Cleorina sumatrensis'' Lefèvre, 1885 * '' Cleorina suturata'' Jacoby, 1899 * '' Cleorina takizawai'' Medvedev & Sprecher-Uebersax, 1999 * '' Cleorina tibialis'' Lefèvre, 1885 * '' Cleorina verrucosa'' Medvedev, 2008 * '' Cleorina vietnamica'' Medvedev & Eroshkina, 1983 * '' Cleorina viridis'' ( Baly, 1867) * '' Cleorina viridissima'' Jacoby, 1905 * '' Cleorina xizangensis'' Tan & Wang, 1981 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 {{taxonbar, from=Q1902375 Eumolpinae Chrysomelidae genera Beetles of Australia Beetles of Asia Insects of New Guinea Taxa named by Édouard Lefèvre