Cerotoma
Genus of beetles
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Cerotoma is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about seven described species in Cerotoma. They are found in North America and the Neotropics.[1][2][3]
| Cerotoma | |
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| Bean Leaf Beetle( Cerotoma trifurcata) - Cerotoma trifurcata, Meadowood Farm SRMA, Mason Neck, Virginia. | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Suborder: | Polyphaga |
| Infraorder: | Cucujiformia |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subtribe: | Diabroticina |
| Genus: | Cerotoma Chevrolat, 1836 |
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Species
These seven species belong to the genus Cerotoma:
- Cerotoma arcuata Olivier, 1791
- Cerotoma atrofasciata Jacoby, 1879
- Cerotoma dilatipes Jacoby, 1888
- Cerotoma rubrimarginata (Lever, 1930)
- Cerotoma ruficornis (Olivier, 1791)
- Cerotoma trifurcata (Forster, 1771) (bean leaf beetle)
- Cerotoma variegata Fabricius, 1792
