GALERUCINAE - SKELETONISING LEAF BEETLES
Small Chrysomelids with head narrower than the prothorax and prothorax narrower than the elytra base. Antennae well-developed. Most species feed on dicotyledenous plants, though some feed on monocotyledons. Adults typically feed on pollen and leaves, with larvae generally feeding on roots. Many are serious pests, either through direct destruction of plant material or through the transmission of viruses. Some species have been used in the biological control of weeds. The Alticinae are now considered a tribe Alticini of the Galerucinae.

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Thanks to Rob Westerduijn for his assistance with identification of some of the images in this gallery.
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Gallery 1
FIGURE 1a - Diabrotica cf 5-maculata. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 1b - Diabrotica sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 1c - Diabrotica sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 1d - Diabrotica sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel November 2007).
FIGURE 1d - Diabrotica sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Leila K August 2008).
FIGURE 1e - Dircema sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 1f - Luperodes (?) sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith September 2007).
FIGURE 1g - Unidentified sp. - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 1h - Unidentified sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel November 2007).
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Gallery 2: Tribe Alticini
FIGURE 2a - Asphaera sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel November 2007).
FIGURE 2b - Asphaera sp. - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith August 2008).
FIGURE 2c - Disonycha sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 2d - Disonycha sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Leila K August 2008).
FIGURE 2e - Omophoita sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 2f - Omophoita sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (David Gill March 2008).
FIGURE 2g - Systena sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Alberto Esquivel November 2007).
FIGURE 2h - Unidentified sp. - PROCOSARA, PN San Rafael (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 2i - Unidentified sp. - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith November 2007).
FIGURE 2j - Unidentified sp. - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith November 2009).
FIGURE 2k - Unidentified sp. - Ayolas, Departamento Misiones (Paul Smith October 2009).
FIGURE 2l - Unidentified sp. - Encarnación, Departamento Itapúa (Paul Smith December 2008).