| Asparagus beetle | |
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| Crioceris asparagi | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Tribe: | Criocerini |
| Genus: | Crioceris Geoffroy, 1762 [1] |
| Species | |
Crioceris, or asparagus beetle, is a genus of the family Chrysomelidae of beetles. The name is Neo-Latin from Greek κριός, ram and κέρας, horn. [2] Not all species in the genus Crioceris feed on asparagus (e.g., C. nigropicta). Some studies have found low genetic diversity among groups of isolated Chrysomelidae, and use Wolbachia species as a genetic marker.[3]
- ^ "Crioceris". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- ^ Whitney, William Dwight; Benjamin Eli Smith (1891). The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia. Vol. II. New York: The Century Company. p. 1353. Archived from the original on 6 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-11.
- ^ Mazur, M. A.; Kubisz, D.; Kajtoch, L. (August 22, 2014). "Restricted geographic distribution and low genetic distinctiveness of steppic Crioceris quinquepunctata (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) populations in Central East Europe" (PDF). Entomologica Fennica. 25 (2): 102–110. doi:10.33338/ef.84621. S2CID 202014682 – via Web of Science.