Asparagus beetle
Crioceris, or asparagus beetle, is a genus belonging to the family Chrysomelidae of beetles. The name is Neo-Latin from Greek, ram and, horn.
Not all species in the genus Crioceris feed on asparagus. Some studies have found low genetic diversity among groups of isolated Chrysomelidae, and use Wolbachia species as a genetic marker.
Species
- Crioceris asparagi, common asparagus beetle
- Crioceris bicruciata
- Crioceris duodecimpunctata, spotted asparagus beetle
- Crioceris macilenta Weise, 1880
- Crioceris nigropunctata Lacordaire, 1845
- Crioceris paracenthesis
- Crioceris quatuordecimpunctata
- ''Crioceris quinquepunctata''