Lilioceris is a genus of beetles in the leaf beetle family, Chrysomelidae. The genus was first scientifically described in 1912 by Edmund Reitter. Lilioceris belongs to the subfamily Criocerinae and tribe Criocerini (Latreille, 1807).
The family of beetles are of importance in horticulture because of their impact on the cultivation of lilies. Lilioceris cheni was introduced into Central Florida by biologists to try to control the spread of invasive air potato plants.
Description Species of Lilioceris are between 4 and 10 mm long. The body has a long narrow shape, with a pronounced shoulder between the elytra and pronotum. Both the larvae and the adult (imago) beetles feed on plants.
Lifecycle Lilioceris species are holometabolous, having a complete metamorphosis. The larvae proceed to a pupation stage to develop into adults.
Diversity Well over 100 species are described, with 80 in Asia alone.Tishechkin, A. K., et al. (2011). Review of the continental Oriental species of Lilioceris Reitter (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Criocerinae) closely related to Lilioceris impressa (F.). ZooKeys (103), 63.
Selected species:Warchalowski, A. (2011). An attempt on a review of Lilioceris Reitter, 1913 - species from continental part of south-eastern Asia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Criocerinae). Genus 22(1) 95-122. Lilioceris apicalis Yu in Yu, 1992 Lilioceris brancuccii Medvedev, 1992 Lilioceris cheni Gressit & Kimoto, 1961 Lilioceris chodjaii Berti & Rapilly, 1976 Lilioceris dentifemoralis Long, 1988 Lilioceris egena Weise, 1922 Lilioceris faldermanni (Guérin-Méneville, 1829) Lilioceris hitam Mohamedsaid, 1990 Lilioceris jianfenglingensis Long, 1988 Lilioceris keyiensis Medvedev, 2012 Lilioceris kimotoi Mohamedsaid, 1991 Lilioceris laetus Medvedev, 1992 Lilioceris laysi Mohamedsaid, 2000 Lilioceris lianzhouensis Long, 2000 Lilioceris lilii (Scopoli, 1763) Lilioceris merdigera (Linnaeus, 1758) Lilioceris nepalensis Takizawa, 1989 Lilioceris parallela Mohamedsaid, 1999 Lilioceris rondoni Kimoto & Gressitt, 1979 Lilioceris schneideri Weise, 1900 Lilioceris thailandicus Medvedev, 2005 Lilioceris tibialis (Villa, 1838) Lilioceris vietnamica Medvedev, 1985 Lilioceris xinglongensis Long, 1988 Lilioceris yuae Long, 2000
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External links
BioLib.cz Lilioceris Fauna Europaea Lilioceris Liliocerus cheni on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures website.