Paropsides catherinae (a species of leaf-beetle)
Basis for Tasmanian occurrence
Daccordi, M. & de Little, D.W. (2003). New taxa of Chrysomelinae of Tasmania (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae). Monographie Museo regionale di Scienze naturali Torino
35: 343-378.
35: 343-378.
TMAG collections
Classification
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Superfamily: Chrysomeloidea
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Chrysomelinae
Morphology
Typical length (mm): 8
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Flightedness: winged and assumed capable of flight
Source literature on morphology and taxonomy (*primary taxonomic source, where identified):
*Daccordi, M. & de Little, D.W. (2003). New taxa of Chrysomelinae of Tasmania (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae). Monographie Museo regionale di Scienze naturali Torino 35: 343-378.
Ecology
Assumed larval feeding: leaf-feeder
Association with dead wood or old trees: not saproxylic
Association with dead wood or old trees: not saproxylic
