Peltoschema


Peltoschema is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. This genus contains about 94 species. Some mimic ladybird beetles and others are pests and can cause serious defoliation of their host plants. Peltoschema orphana can defoliate and kill populations of silver wattle. and badly damage Acacia mearnsii. Peltoschema ''suturalis is native to Australia and another pest of Acacias''.

Taxonomy

The genus was first described by Edmund Reitter in 1880, with the type species being Peltoschema filicornis, by monotypy, and was redescribed in 2001 by Reid and Slipinski. The taxonomic decision for the synonymy of Acacicola, Pyrgoides, and Pyrgo is based on Reid and Slipinski's 2001 paper.

Distribution

Beetles of this genus are found in all states and territories of Australia.

Host plants

Host plants include not only plants in the genera Acacia and Daviesia in the Fabaceae family, but also plants in the Myrtaceae and Apocynaceae families.

Species

Peltoschema amabilis Peltoschema anxia Peltoschema apicataPeltoschema arethusaPeltoschema basicollisPeltoschema brevifronsPeltoschema bunyamontisPeltoschema calomeloidesPeltoschema calopteraPeltoschema carbonataPeltoschema cardinalisPeltoschema clioPeltoschema cookiPeltoschema daphnePeltoschema delicatulaPeltoschema depressaPeltoschema didyma Peltoschema dimidiataPeltoschema discoidalisPeltoschema dryopePeltoschema erythrocephalaPeltoschema excisipennisPeltoschema eyrensisPeltoschema festiva Peltoschema filicornisPeltoschema flavoinclusa Peltoschema fuscitarsisPeltoschema haematostictaPeltoschema hamadryasPeltoschema heraPeltoschema immaculicollisPeltoschema infirmaPeltoschema irene Peltoschema isolataPeltoschema jucundaPeltoschema lepida Peltoschema lividaPeltoschema longulaPeltoschema lucidulaPeltoschema lucina Peltoschema macrosticta Peltoschema maculiventrisPeltoschema mansueta Peltoschema medeaPeltoschema medioflavaPeltoschema mediorufaPeltoschema mediovittataPeltoschema mitisPeltoschema mjoebergi Peltoschema modestaPeltoschema navicula Peltoschema nigritula Peltoschema nigroconspersaPeltoschema nigropictaPeltoschema niobePeltoschema notataPeltoschema obtusataPeltoschema oceanicaPeltoschema oenonePeltoschema orphanaPeltoschema pallidulaPeltoschema pandoraPeltoschema partitaPeltoschema perplexaPeltoschema platycephalaPeltoschema posticalisPeltoschema prosternalisPeltoschema pulchellaPeltoschema quadrizonataPeltoschema rostralisPeltoschema rubiginosaPeltoschema rufopictaPeltoschema scaphulaPeltoschema scutellataPeltoschema scutiferaPeltoschema spectabilisPeltoschema stillatipennisPeltoschema subaenescensPeltoschema subapicalisPeltoschema substriata Peltoschema suturalisPeltoschema suturellaPeltoschema tarsalisPeltoschema tetraspilota Peltoschema tricosaPeltoschema trilineata Peltoschema turbataPeltoschema venustaPeltoschema venustulaPeltoschema verticalisPeltoschema vesta Peltoschema vicina Peltoschema virens Peltoschema viridula
  • ''Peltoschema ziczac''