Chrysolina

Chrysolina is a large genus of leaf beetles in the subfamily Chrysomelinae. Most species are distributed in Europe, Asia and Africa with a small number of species inhabiting North America (including introduced European ones) and introduced species in Australia.[2]

Chrysolina
Chrysolina polita
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Chrysomelinae
Tribe:	Chrysomelini
Subtribe:	Doryphorina
Genus:	Chrysolina Motschulsky, 1860
Type species
Chrysomela staphylea Linnaeus, 1758
Diversity
at least 130 species
Synonyms[1]
Allochrysolina Bechyně, 1950 Allohypericia Bechyně, 1950 Altailina Mikhailov, 2000 Anapachys Motschoulsky in Schrenck, 1860 Anopachys Motschoulsky in Schrenck, 1860 Apterosoma Motschoulsky, 1861 Arctolina Kontkanen, 1959 Atechna Chevrolat, 1837 Atlasiana Bourdonne & Doguet, 1991 Bechynea Medvedev, 1966 Bechynia Bourdonne, 1977 Bourdonneana Kippenberg in Löbl & Danilevsky, 2010 Camerounia Jolivet, 1949 Caudatochrysa Bechyně, 1950 Centoptera Motschoulsky in Schrenck, 1860 Chalcoidea Motschoulsky in Schrenck, 1860 Chersomela Weise, 1914 Chesomela Weise, 1918 Chrysocrosita Bechyně, 1950 Chrysolinopsis Bechyné, 1950 Chrysomorpha Motschoulsky in Schrenck, 1860 Cobosorina David, 1953 Colaphodes Motschoulsky in Schrenck, 1860 Colaphoptera Motschoulsky in Schrenck, 1860 Colaphosoma Motschoulsky in Schrenck, 1860 Colophodes Motschoulsky in Schrenck, 1860 Craspeda Motschoulsky in Schrenck, 1860 Crositops Marseul, 1883 Cyrtochrysolina Kippenberg in Kippenberg & Döberl, 1994 Diachalcoidea Bechyné, 1955 Dlochrysa Motschoulsky in Schrenck, 1860 Drochrysa Kimoto, 1964 Erythrochrysa Bechyně, 1950 Euchrysolina Bechyně, 1950 Fastuolina Warchalowski, 1991 Ghesquiereita Bechyně, 1950 Ghesquièreita Bechyně, 1950 Ghesquierita Bechyně, 1950 Ghesquièrita Bechyně, 1950 Gnathomela Jacobson, 1895 Heliostola Motschulsky in Schrenk, 1860 Hoplosoma Motschoulsky in Schrenck, 1860 Hypericia Bedel, 1898 Hypochalcoidea Bourdonne, 2012 Jacobsonia Medvedev, 1970 Liomela Weise, 1912 Lithoptera Motschoulsky in Schrenck, 1860 Lithopteroides Strand, 1935 Litoptheroides Bechyne, 1950 Maenadochrysa Bechyně, 1950 Medvedevlevna Özdikmen, 2008 Melasomoptera Bechyně, 1950 Menthastriella Bechyně, 1950 Mimophaedon Bourdonne, 1996 Minckia Strand, 1935 Naluhia Bechyné, 1948 Omolina Weise in Sjöstedt, 1909 Oreina Monros & Bechyne, 1956 Ovomorpha Motschoulsky in Schrenck, 1860 Ovosoma Motschoulsky in Schrenck, 1860 Ovostoma Motschoulsky in Schrenck, 1860 Pachygnatha Weise, 1892 Palaeosticta Bechyné, 1952 Palaeostricta Seeno, 1976 Paracrosita Daccordi, 1982 Paradiachalcoida Daccordi, 1978 Paradiachalcoidea Daccordi, 1978 Paramenthastriella Daccordi, 1980 Parkaniola Bechyně, 1950 Pezocrosita Jacobson, 1901 Pierryvettia Bechyně, 1950 Pirryvittia Kimoto, 1964 Pleurosticha Motschoulsky in Schrenck, 1860 Polysticha Gressitt & Kimoto, 1963 Polysticta Hope, 1840 Polystictella Bechyné, 1952 Pseudocrosita Lopatin, 1999 Pseudolithoptera Medvedev, 1970 Pseudotaeniochrysea Daccordi, 1980 Pseudotimarchomima Daccordi, 1980 Rhyssoloma Wollaston, 1854 Semenowia Weise, 1889 Sibiriella Medvedev, 1999 Sphaerochrysolina Kippenberg, 2010 Sphaeromela Bedel, 1901 Stichoptera Motschoulsky in Schrenck, 1860 Stichosoma Motschoulsky in Schrenck, 1860 Sulcicollis Sahlberg, 1913 Synerga Weise, 1900 Taeniochrysea Bechyně, 1950 Taeniosticha Motschoulsky in Schrenck, 1860 Threnosoma Motschoulsky in Schrenck, 1860 Timarchida Ganglbauer, 1897 Timarcholina Bechyně, 1950 Timarchomela Achard, 1922 Timarchomima Bechyně, 1950 Timarchoptera Motschoulsky in Schrenck, 1860 Upseleatlasia Bourdonne, 2012 Vittatochrysa Lopatin, 1977 Zeugotaenia Motschoulsky in Schrenck, 1860

Chrysolina bicolor

Chrysolina hyperici

Chrysolina numida

Chrysolina quadrigemina

The species Chrysolina cerealis and C. graminis are protected in the United Kingdom. All species of Chrysolina are phytophagous, feeding on specific food plants, and some of them have been used for biological control of weeds. To control Hypericum perforatum (St John's wort), C. hyperici was successfully naturalized in Australia in the 1930s[3][4] and several species, especially C. quadrigemina, were introduced to California in the late 1940s.[4][5][6][7][8]