Asparagus beetle
Genus of beetles
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Crioceris, or asparagus beetle, is a genus belonging to the family Chrysomelidae of beetles. The name is Neo-Latin from Greek κριός, ram and κέρας, horn. [2] Not all species in the genus Crioceris feed on asparagus (e.g., C. nigropicta). Some studies have found low genetic diversity among groups of isolated Chrysomelidae, and use Wolbachia species as a genetic marker.[3]
| Asparagus beetle | |
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| Crioceris asparagi | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Tribe: | Criocerini |
| Genus: | Crioceris Geoffroy, 1762 [1] |
| Species | |
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Species
- Crioceris asparagi (Linnaeus, 1758), common asparagus beetle[4]
- Crioceris bicruciata (Sahlberg, 1823)[4]
- Crioceris duodecimpunctata (Linnaeus, 1758), spotted asparagus beetle[5]
- Crioceris macilenta Weise, 1880
- Crioceris nigropunctata Lacordaire, 1845
- Crioceris paracenthesis (Linnaeus, 1767)
- Crioceris quatuordecimpunctata (Scopoli, 1763)
- Crioceris quinquepunctata (Scopoli, 1763)[5]
C. asparagi
C. macilenta
C. duodecimpunctata
C. quatordecimpunctata
C. quinquepunctata
C. paracenthesis
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