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''Paropsis'' is a
File:Paropsis ornata3 BNE TREV.JPG, ''Paropsis ornata''
File:Paropsis atomaria Warby Ranges2.JPG, ''Paropsis atomaria''
genus
Genus (; : genera ) is a taxonomic rank above species and below family (taxonomy), family as used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In bino ...
of Chrysomelidae
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 ...
, 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
Coccinellidae () is a widespread family (biology), family of small beetles. They are commonly known as ladybugs in North America and ladybirds in the United Kingdom; "lady" refers to Mary, mother of Jesus, mother Mary. Entomologists use the ...
(ladybirds).
They are distributed across Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl ...
, New Zealand
New Zealand () is an island country in the southwestern Pacific Ocean. It consists of two main landmasses—the North Island () and the South Island ()—and List of islands of New Zealand, over 600 smaller islands. It is the List of isla ...
and Papua New Guinea
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. Some species, '' Paropsis atomaria'' in particular, have been introduced to the United States
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in California
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with first official documented sightings in 2022. They primarily feed on ''Eucalyptus
''Eucalyptus'' () is a genus of more than 700 species of flowering plants in the family Myrtaceae. Most species of ''Eucalyptus'' are trees, often Mallee (habit), mallees, and a few are shrubs. Along with several other genera in the tribe Eucalyp ...
'' but there are a few that feed on ''Baeckea
''Baeckea'' is a genus of flowering plants in the myrtle family, Myrtaceae, all but one endemic to Australia. Plants in the genus ''Baeckea'' are shrubs or small trees with leaves arranged in opposite pairs, white to deep pink flowers with five s ...
'', ''Kunzea
''Kunzea'' is a genus of plants in the family Myrtaceae and is Endemism, endemic to Australasia. They are shrubs, sometimes small trees and usually have small, crowded, rather Aroma compound, aromatic leaves. The flowers are similar to those of p ...
'' and ''Leptospermum
''Leptospermum'' is a genus of shrubs and small trees in the myrtle family Myrtaceae commonly known as tea trees, although this name is sometimes also used for some species of ''Melaleuca''. Most species are endemic to Australia, with the greate ...
''. Species within this genus are noted as pests. For example, '' Paropsis charybdis'' is a pest of Eucalyptus in New Zealand.
Gallery
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, 1894References
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Beetles of Australia Chrysomelidae genera Chrysomelinae Taxa named by Guillaume-Antoine Olivier {{Chrysomelinae-stub