''Proseicela'' is a

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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 ...

Taxonomy

The genus ''Proseicela'' Chevrolat is assigned to the

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 ...

beetle

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Chrysomelini Chrysomelini is a tribe of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are over 150 described genera in Chrysomelini, variously arranged into subtribes, though the exact number and constituency of these subtribes is a source of ongoing debate. ...

(in subfamily

Chrysomelinae The Chrysomelinae are a subfamily of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae), commonly known as broad-bodied leaf beetles or broad-shouldered leaf beetles. It includes some 3,000 species around the world. The best-known member is the notorious Colorado pot ...

). A single species has been sampled in the molecular-based phylogeny of Chrysomelinae.

Species

*'' Proseicela antennalis'' (Kirsch, 1883) *''

Proseicela bicruciata ''Proseicela'' is a genus of leaf beetles. Taxonomy The genus ''Proseicela'' Chevrolat is assigned to the Chrysomelidae beetle Tribe (biology), tribe Chrysomelini (in subfamily Chrysomelinae). A single species has been sampled in the molecular-b ...

'' Jacoby *''

Proseicela bivittata ''Proseicela'' is a genus of leaf beetles. Taxonomy The genus ''Proseicela'' Chevrolat is assigned to the Chrysomelidae beetle tribe Chrysomelini (in subfamily Chrysomelinae). A single species has been sampled in the molecular-based phylogeny o ...

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Proseicela boliviensista ''Proseicela'' is a genus of leaf beetles. Taxonomy The genus ''Proseicela'' Chevrolat is assigned to the Chrysomelidae beetle tribe Chrysomelini (in subfamily Chrysomelinae). A single species has been sampled in the molecular-based phylogeny o ...

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Proseicela egensis ''Proseicela'' is a genus of leaf beetles. Taxonomy The genus ''Proseicela'' Chevrolat is assigned to the Chrysomelidae beetle tribe Chrysomelini (in subfamily Chrysomelinae). A single species has been sampled in the molecular-based phylogeny o ...

'' Stal, 1869 *''

Proseicela ecuadoriensis ''Proseicela'' is a genus of leaf beetles. Taxonomy The genus ''Proseicela'' Chevrolat is assigned to the Chrysomelidae beetle tribe Chrysomelini (in subfamily Chrysomelinae). A single species has been sampled in the molecular-based phylogeny o ...

'' (Jacoby, 1903)? *''

Proseicela flavipennis ''Proseicela'' is a genus of leaf beetles. Taxonomy The genus ''Proseicela'' Chevrolat is assigned to the Chrysomelidae beetle Tribe (biology), tribe Chrysomelini (in subfamily Chrysomelinae). A single species has been sampled in the molecular-b ...

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Proseicela maculata ''Proseicela'' is a genus of leaf beetles. Taxonomy The genus ''Proseicela'' Chevrolat is assigned to the Chrysomelidae beetle tribe Chrysomelini (in subfamily Chrysomelinae). A single species has been sampled in the molecular-based phylogeny o ...

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Proseicela signifera ''Proseicela'' is a genus of leaf beetles. Taxonomy The genus ''Proseicela'' Chevrolat is assigned to the Chrysomelidae beetle tribe Chrysomelini (in subfamily Chrysomelinae). A single species has been sampled in the molecular-based phylogeny o ...

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Proseicela spectabilis ''Proseicela'' is a genus of leaf beetles. Taxonomy The genus ''Proseicela'' Chevrolat is assigned to the Chrysomelidae beetle tribe Chrysomelini (in subfamily Chrysomelinae). A single species has been sampled in the molecular-based phylogeny o ...

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Proseicela vittata ''Proseicela'' is a genus of leaf beetles. Taxonomy The genus ''Proseicela'' Chevrolat is assigned to the Chrysomelidae beetle tribe Chrysomelini (in subfamily Chrysomelinae). A single species has been sampled in the molecular-based phylogeny o ...

'' (Fabricius)

Behaviour

Maternal guarding (a form of subsociality) of small broods of eggs and larvae is known in ''P. bivittata'' and in ''P. vittata'' in French Guiana, ''P. bicruciata'' in Ecuador, ''P. spectabilis'' in Ecuador, and an unidentified species, ''Proseicela'' sp. in Ecuador.

References

Chrysomelidae genera Chrysomelinae Taxa named by Louis Alexandre Auguste Chevrolat {{Chrysomelinae-stub