Paropsis
Paropsis is a genus of Chrysomelidae, commonly referred to as tortoise beetles, which includes over 70 described species. Their small size, bright colours and patterns, and roughly hemispherical shape cause them to be mistaken for beetles in the family Coccinellidae.
They are distributed across Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea. Some species, Paropsis atomaria in particular, have been introduced to the United States in California with first official documented sightings in 2022. They primarily feed on Eucalyptus but there are a few that feed on Baeckea, Kunzea and Leptospermum. Species within this genus are noted as pests. For example, Paropsis charybdis is a pest of Eucalyptus in New Zealand.
Species
Paropsis aciculata Chapuis, 1877Paropsis advena Blackburn, 1894Paropsis aegrota Boisduval, 1835Paropsis affinis Blackburn, 1894Paropsis angusticollis Blackburn, 1894Paropsis aspera Chapuis, 1877Paropsis atomaria Olivier, 1807Paropsis augusta Blackburn, 1901Paropsis bella Blackburn, 1894Paropsis binbinga Daccordi, 2003Paropsis bivulnerata Lea, 1924Paropsis blandina Blackburn, 1901Paropsis bovilli Blackburn, 1894Paropsis carnosa Baly, 1866Paropsis cerea Blackburn, 1894Paropsis charybdis Stål, 1860Paropsis confusa Blackburn, 1890Paropsis convexa Blackburn, 1894Paropsis deboeri Selman, 1983Paropsis delittlei Selman, 1983Paropsis deserti Blackburn, 1896Paropsis dilatata Erichson, 1842Paropsis elytrura Blackburn, 1901Paropsis formosa Chapuis, 1877Paropsis geographica Baly, 1866Paropsis glauca Blackburn, 1894Paropsis hebes Weise, 1917Paropsis hygea Blackburn, 1901Paropsis inquinata Weise, 1917Paropsis insularis Blackburn, 1890Paropsis intermedia Blackburn, 1894Paropsis irrorata Chapuis, 1877Paropsis latissima Blackburn, 1894Paropsis latona Blackburn, 1901Paropsis longicornis Blackburn, 1894Paropsis lownei Baly, 1866Paropsis lutea Paropsis maculata Paropsis mandibularis Weise, 1923Paropsis manto Blackburn, 1901Paropsis marmorea Olivier, 1807Paropsis minor Paropsis mintha Blackburn, 1901Paropsis montana Blackburn, 1894Paropsis morbillosa Boisduval, 1835Paropsis mutabilis Blackburn, 1894Paropsis mystica Blackburn, 1894Paropsis obsoleta Olivier, 1807Paropsis omphale Blackburn, 1901Paropsis ornata Paropsis pantherina Fauvel, 1862Paropsis paphia Stål, 1860Paropsis parryi Baly, 1866Paropsis pictipennis Boheman, 1859Paropsis ponderosa Lea, 1924Paropsis porosa Erichson, 1842Paropsis propinqua Baly, 1866Paropsis quadrimaculata Paropsis roseola Baly, 1866Paropsis rubidipes Blackburn, 1901Paropsis rufitarsis Chapuis, 1877Paropsis rugulosa Boisduval, 1835Paropsis sospita Blackburn, 1901Paropsis tasmanica Baly, 1866Paropsis thyone Blackburn, 1901Paropsis ustulata Olivier, 1807Paropsis variegata Blackburn, 1894Paropsis variolosa Paropsis wilsoni Baly, 1866Paropsis yilgarnensis Blackburn, 1892Paropsis zietzi Blackburn, 1894