Calligrapha is a large genus of American Chrysomelinae (a subfamily of leaf beetles), with over 100 species occurring from North America through Central America.
Biology Some members of the subgenus Zygogramma are agricultural pests, while others are used as biological control agents. Calligrapha exclamationis is a pest species of sunflower crops in North America. At least two species have also been used as a form of biological pest control: Calligrapha bicolorata was introduced to India as a biocontrol agent for the weed Parthenium hysterophorus, and Calligrapha suturalis was introduced to Russia as a control for Ambrosia artemisiifolia (common ragweed).
Selected species
Subgenus Calligrapha (Bidensomela) Monrós, 1955 Calligrapha androwi S. Clark & Cavey, 1995 Calligrapha bidenticola Brown, 1945 Calligrapha californica Linell, 1896 Calligrapha incisa (Rogers, 1856) Calligrapha praecelsis (Rogers, 1856)
Subgenus Calligrapha (Calligramma) Monrós, 1955 Calligrapha cephalanthi (Schwarz, 1878)
Subgenus Calligrapha (Calligrapha) Chevrolat, 1836 Calligrapha aeneopicta Stål, 1859 Calligrapha alni Schaeffer, 1928 Calligrapha alnicola Brown, 1945 Calligrapha amator Brown, 1945 Calligrapha amelia Knab, 1909 Calligrapha anabelae Gómez-Zurita, 2015 Calligrapha ancoralis Stal, 1860 Calligrapha apicalis Notman, 1919 Calligrapha argus Stål, 1859 Calligrapha barda (Say, 1835) Calligrapha billbergi Stål, 1860 Calligrapha catarinae Gómez-Zurita, 2015 Calligrapha confluens Schaeffer, 1928 Calligrapha consputa Stål, 1860 Calligrapha discrepans (Achard, 1923) Calligrapha dislocata (Rogers, 1856) Calligrapha diversa Stal, 1859 Calligrapha dolosa Brown, 1945 Calligrapha elegantula Jacoby, 1877 Calligrapha eupatris Stål, 1860 Calligrapha felina Stål, 1860 Calligrapha floridana Schaeffer, 1934 Calligrapha fulvipes (Gistel, 1848) Calligrapha geographica Stål, 1860 Calligrapha ignota Brown, 1940 Calligrapha knabi Brown, 1940 Calligrapha matronalis Erichson, 1847 Calligrapha mexicana Stål, 1859 Calligrapha multiguttata Stål, 1859 Calligrapha multiplagata (Achard, 1923) Calligrapha multipunctata (Say, 1824) Calligrapha multipustulata Stål, 1859 Calligrapha ostryae Brown, 1945 Calligrapha pantherina Stål, 1859 Calligrapha panzoensis Bechyné, 1952 Calligrapha pavimentata Gómez-Zurita, 2016 Calligrapha philadelphica (Linnaeus, 1758) Calligrapha pnirsa Stål, 1860 Calligrapha polyspila (Germar, 1821) Calligrapha pruni Brown, 1945 Calligrapha rhoda Knab, 1909 Calligrapha ramulifera Stål, 1859 Calligrapha rowena Knab, 1909 Calligrapha sallei (Achard, 1923) Calligrapha scalaris (J.E. LeConte, 1824) Calligrapha serpens Bowditch, 1911 Calligrapha serpentina (Rogers, 1856) Calligrapha sigmoidea (J.L. LeConte, 1859) Calligrapha simillima Stål, 1860 Calligrapha spiraeae (Say, 1826) Calligrapha stillatipennis Stål, 1859 Calligrapha suturella Schaeffer, 1933 Calligrapha sylvia (Stål, 1860) Calligrapha tiliae Brown, 1945 Calligrapha verrucosa (Suffrian, 1858) Calligrapha vicina Schaeffer, 1933 Calligrapha vigintimaculata (Chevrolat, 1833) Calligrapha virginea Brown, 1945 Calligrapha zapoteca Gómez-Zurita, 2016
Subgenus Calligrapha (Erythrographa) Gómez-Zurita, 2018 Calligrapha aladina Bechyné, 1954 Calligrapha femorata Jacoby, 1891 Calligrapha gyllenhali Stål, 1859 Calligrapha intermedia Jacoby, 1882 Calligrapha labyrinthica Stål, 1859 Calligrapha limbaticollis Stål, 1859 Calligrapha notatipennis Stål, 1859 Calligrapha suboculata Stål, 1859 Calligrapha suffriani Jacoby, 1882 Calligrapha synthesys Gómez-Zurita, 2018 Calligrapha thermalis Gómez-Zurita, 2013 Calligrapha tortilis Stål, 1859 Calligrapha wickhami Bowditch, 1911
Subgenus Calligrapha (Graphicallo) Gómez-Zurita, 2018 Calligrapha lunata (Fabricius, 1787)
Subgenus Calligrapha (Zygogramma) Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 Calligrapha aeneovittata Stål, 1859 Calligrapha amanda Stål, 1859 Calligrapha arcuigera Stål, 1859 Calligrapha arizonica (Schaeffer, 1906) Calligrapha bicolorata (Pallister, 1953) Calligrapha bigenea Stål, 1859 Calligrapha championi (Jacoby, 1879) Calligrapha clathrata (Jacoby, 1882) Calligrapha clavareaui (Bowditch, 1911) Calligrapha conjuncta (Rogers, 1856) Calligrapha continua (J.L. LeConte, 1868) Calligrapha decempustulata (Jacoby, 1891) Calligrapha disrupta (Rogers, 1856) Calligrapha dulcis Stål, 1859 Calligrapha durangoensis (Jacoby, 1891) Calligrapha elongatula (Achard, 1924) Calligrapha esperanza (Bechyné, 1952) Calligrapha estriata (Schaeffer, 1920) Calligrapha exclamationis (Fabricius, 1798) Calligrapha fulvitarsis Jacoby, 1891 Calligrapha gracilis (Jacoby, 1882) Calligrapha guttaticollis Stål, 1859 Calligrapha guttulosa Stål, 1859 Calligrapha heterothecae (Linell, 1896) Calligrapha hypocrita (Jacoby, 1882) Calligrapha jaliscensis (Bechyné, 1952) Calligrapha lemur Stål, 1860 Calligrapha lentiginosa Stål, 1860 Calligrapha lepidula Stål, 1859 Calligrapha maculicollis (Jacoby, 1891) Calligrapha magica Stål, 1859 Calligrapha malvae (Stål, 1859) Calligrapha militaris (Jacoby, 1891) Calligrapha mniszechi Stål, 1860 Calligrapha morbillosa Stål, 1860 Calligrapha neomexicana (Clark, Douglas, & Cavan, 2024) Calligrapha nicaraguensis (Jacoby, 1882) Calligrapha obscurofasciata (Jacoby, 1891) Calligrapha opifera (Stål, 1860) Calligrapha ornata (Jacoby, 1882) Calligrapha pallida (Bland, 1864) Calligrapha piceicollis (Stål, 1859) Calligrapha popa Stål, 1860 Calligrapha pustulosa Stål, 1860 Calligrapha quenseli Stål, 1860 Calligrapha quinquevirgata Stål. 1859 Calligrapha signatipennis (Stål, 1859) Calligrapha stali (Jacoby, 1882) Calligrapha suturalis (Fabricius, 1775) Calligrapha thoracica (Jacoby, 1891) Calligrapha tortuosa (Rogers, 1856) Calligrapha tricolorata (Pallister, 1953) Calligrapha violaceomaculata Jacoby, 1878
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References
External links Images of some Calligrapha species at BugGuide.net