Paropsisterna

Paropsisterna
Paropsisterna beata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Tribe: Chrysomelini
Genus: Paropsisterna
Motschulsky, 1860
Type species
Notoclea sexpustulata
Marsham, 1808
Species

see text

Synonyms
  • Chrysophtharta Weise, 1901
  • Niliosoma Motschulsky, 1860
  • Sterromela Weise, 1915
  • Xanthogramma Weise, 1923 (nec Schiner, 1860)

Paropsisterna is a genus of leaf beetles indigenous to Papua New Guinea and Australia. There are over 120 species, many with bright aposematic colours, and many feeding on Eucalyptus leaves.

The genus was described by Victor Motschulsky in 1860.