Calomela


Calomela is a genus of beetles commonly called leaf beetles and in the family Chrysomelidae. They are specialist feeders on various species of Acacia and are not reported as a problem species. The beetles are cylindrical when compared with other leaf beetles and their larvae are globose. Calomela includes about 45 species which are found in all states of Australia.

List of species

The genus includes the following species:Calomela acaciae Calomela acervata Calomela aeneonitens Calomela apicalis Blackburn, 1889Calomela australica Calomela bartoni Calomela cingulata Calomela colorata Calomela crassicornis Calomela curtisi Calomela distinguenda Blackburn, 1889Calomela eyrei Blackburn, 1890Calomela foveicollis Calomela fugitiva Lea, 1903Calomela fulvilabris Calomela gloriosa Lea, 1903Calomela imperialis Blackburn, 1893Calomela inornata Calomela intemerata Lea, 1903Calomela ioptera Calomela jansoni Calomela juncta Lea, 1903Calomela laticollis Lea, 1916Calomela macleayi Calomela maculicollis Calomela micans Calomela moorei Chu & Reid, 2018Calomela nigra Lea, 1903Calomela nigripennis Lea, 1903Calomela nitidipennis Calomela pallida Calomela parilis Lea, 1903Calomela picticornis Lea, 1929Calomela pubiceps Calomela pulchella Calomela regalis Lea, 1915Calomela relicta Reid, 1989Calomela ruficeps Calomela satelles Blackburn, 1893Calomela selmani Daccordi, 2003Calomela sumptuosa Calomela suturalis Calomela tarsalis Blackburn, 1889Calomela testacea Lhoste, 1934Calomela vacillans Lea, 1915Calomela vittata
  • ''Calomela waterhousei''