Galerucinae

The Galerucinae are a large subfamily of the leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae), containing about 15,000 species in more than 1000 genera, of which about 500 genera and about 8000 species make up the flea beetle tribe Alticini.[3][4]

Galerucinae Temporal range: Santonian–Recent PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Baccharis leaf beetle, Trirhabda flavolimbata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Galerucinae Latreille, 1802
Tribes[1]
Alticini Newman, 1834 Decarthrocerini Laboissière, 1937 Galerucini Latreille, 1802 Hylaspini Chapuis, 1875 Luperini Gistel, 1848 Metacyclini Chapuis, 1875 Oidini Laboissière, 1921 (1875) † Taimyralticini Nadein 2018[2]

Luperaltica nigripalpis

The division into tribes is more a matter of tradition than based on modern research. Some genera, for example Yingaresca, are better considered incertae sedis due to a general lack of knowledge. And while a good case can be made for some tribes – namely the Alticini and Galerucini – being all but monophyletic even in their traditional delimitation, others, such as Luperini, appear to be just paraphyletic assemblages of primitive and more basal genera.