a vibrantly-coloured beetle belonging to the family Chrysomelidae that eats the leaves of plants
adjective
2.
relating to the Chrysomelidae
Examples of 'chrysomelid' in a sentence
chrysomelid
The mobilisation of proline has been demonstrated during flight in both cerambycid and chrysomelid beetles.
Gerd Gade, Heather Marco 2016, 'The adipokinetic hormone family in Chrysomeloidea: structural and functional considerations',ZooKeyshttp://zookeys.pensoft.net/articles.php?id=2295. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Therefore, these extracts can be used as alternatives in control of this chrysomelid.
Rita de Cássia Andrade dos Santos Seffrin, Ervandil Corrêa Costa, Lucas da Silva Domingues,Sônia Thereza Bastos Dequech, Carla Daniele Sausen 2008, 'Atividade inseticida de meliáceas sobre Diabrotica speciosa (Col., Chrysomelidae)Insecticidal activity of meliaceous plants on Diabrotica speciosa (Col., Chrysomelidae)',Ciência Ruralhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782008000700001. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Among its main insect pests are the chrysomelid beetles.
Sônia Thereza Bastos Dequech, Carla Daniele Sausen, Juliano Dalcin Martins, CíntiaGrendene Lima, Rafael Egewarth, Roberta Cristina Zumba, Jerson Vanderlei Carús Guedes 2006, 'Ocorrência de parasitóides e patógenos em adultos de Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) emestufa plástica, em Santa Maria, RS Occurrence of parasitoids and pathogens on adultsof Chrysomelidae (Coleoptera) in greenhouse, in Santa Maria, RS', Ciência Ruralhttp://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782006000600039. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This was achieved by performing phylogenetic and coalescent analyses for 44 species of chrysomelid beetles.
Astrid Eben, Alejandro Espinosa 2013, 'Tempo and mode of evolutionary radiation in Diabroticina beetles (genera Acalymma,Cerotoma, and Diabrotica)', ZooKeyshttp://zookeys.pensoft.net/lib/ajax_srv/article_elements_srv.php?action=download_pdf&item_id=3073. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)