The Galerucinae are a large subfamily of the leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae), containing about 15,000 species in more than 1,000 genera, of which about 500 genera and about 8,000 species make up the flea beetle tribe Alticini.
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.
Some classifications of Galerucinae include just two tribes, Alticini and Galerucini, and treat all of the tribes of Galerucinae sensu stricto (Decarthrocerini, Galerucini, Hylaspini, Luperini, Metacyclini and Oidini) as subtribes of Galerucini.
Selected genera
Acalymma Agelastica Aplosonyx Arima Asbecesta Aulacophora Belarima Calomicrus Cneorane Diorhabda Diabrotica Euluperus Exosoma Falsoexosoma Galeruca Galerucella Leptomona Lochmaea Longitarsus Latreille, 1829 Luperus Marseulia Menippus Clark, 1864 Monolepta Normaltica Nymphius Oides Phyllobrotica Poneridia Psylliodes Pyrrhalta Sermylassa Theone Trirhabda Xanthogaleruca Yingaresca Bechyné, 1956
Fossil genera
†Taimyraltica Nadein, 2018 Taimyr amber, Russia, Santonian
See also List of Galerucinae genera (not including Alticini) List of flea beetle genera
References
Further reading
Wilcox, J.A. (1971-1975). Chrysomelidae. Galerucinae. Coleopterorum Catalogus Supplementa 78: 1–770.