Zygogramma
| Zygogramma | |
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| Zygogramma bicolorata | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Subfamily: | Chrysomelinae |
| Tribe: | Chrysomelini |
| Genus: | Zygogramma Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 [1] |
| Species | |
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~100, see text | |
Zygogramma is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae, which includes approximately 100 species. 13 species occur north of Mexico.[2]
Adults and larvae are herbivorous on various host plants. Zygogramma exclamationis is a pest species of sunflower crops in North America.[3] At least two species have also been used as a form of biological pest control: Zygogramma bicolorata was introduced to India as a biocontrol agent for the weed Parthenium hysterophorus,[4] and Zygogramma suturalis was introduced to Russia as a control for Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed).[5]
Selected species
[edit]- Zygogramma arizonica Schaeffer, 1906
- Zygogramma bicolorata Pallister, 1953
- Zygogramma conjuncta (Rogers, 1856)
- Zygogramma continua (J. L. LeConte, 1868)
- Zygogramma disrupta (Rogers, 1856)
- Zygogramma estriata Schaeffer, 1919
- Zygogramma exclamationis (Fabricius, 1798)
- Zygogramma heterothecae Linell, 1896
- Zygogramma malvae (Stål, 1859)
- Zygogramma opifera (Stål, 1860)
- Zygogramma piceicollis (Stål, 1859)
- Zygogramma signatipennis (Stål, 1859)
- Zygogramma suturalis (Fabricius, 1775)
- Zygogramma tortuosa (Rogers, 1856)
References
[edit]- ^ "Zygogramma Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved February 3, 2011.
- ^ "Genus Zygogramma". BugGuide. 2015. Retrieved 2017-02-23.
- ^ Janet J. Knodel; Laurence D. Charlet; Phillip A. Glogoza (2000). "Biology and Pest Management of the Sunflower Beetle in North Dakota". North Dakota State University. Retrieved 2017-02-17.
- ^ "Zygogramma bicolorata (Mexican beetle)". Invasive Species Compendium. 2012. Retrieved 2017-02-12.
- ^ Kovalev, O.V.; Reznik, S.Ya.; Cherkashin, V.N. (1983). "Specific features of the methods of using Zygogramma Chevr. (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in biological control of ragweeds (Ambrosia artemisiifolia L., A. psilostachya D.C.)". Entomologicheskoe Obozrenije (in Russian). 62: 402–408.