The Chlamisini form a tribe

Tribe (biology)

In biology, a tribe is a taxonomic rank between family and genus. It is sometimes subdivided into subtribes.Some examples include the tribes: Canini, Acalypheae, Hominini, Bombini, and Antidesmeae.-See also:* Biological classification* Rank...

 within the leaf beetle

Leaf beetle

Beetles in the family Chrysomelidae are commonly known as leaf beetles. This is a family of over 35,000 species in more than 2,500 genera, one of the largest and most commonly encountered of all beetle families....

 subfamily Cryptocephalinae

Cryptocephalinae

Cryptocephalinae is a subfamily of the leaf beetles , and belong to the group of case-bearing leaf beetles called the Camptosomata.The Chlamisini and Clytrini were formerly considered subfamilies of their own.-External links:*...

, though historically they were often treated as a distinct subfamily, Chlamisinae. 11 genera

Genera

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 with altogether about 400 species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 are currently placed here; some four-fifths of the species are found in the Neotropics, but the rest is distributed over all other continents except Antarctica.

Genera

Genera

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 and some selected species

Species

In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...

 include:

• Chlamisus Rafinesque, 1815
  • Chlamisus amyemae Reid, 1991
  • Chlamisus arizonensis Linell, 1898
  • Chlamisus aterrimus Lea, 1904
  • Chlamisus flavidus Karren, 1972
  • Chlamisus foveolatus Knoch, 1801
  • Chlamisus huachucae Schaeffer, 1906
  • Chlamisus maculipes Chevrolat, 1835
  • Chlamisus mimosae Karren, 1989
  • Chlamisus minax Lacordaire
  • Chlamisus nigromaculatus Karren, 1972
  • Chlamisus quadrilobatus Schaeffer, 1926
  • Chlamisus texanus Schaeffer, 1906
• Diplacaspis Jacobson, 1924
  • Diplacaspis prosternalis Schaeffer, 1906
• Exema
  Exema
  Exema is a genus of leaf beetles in the tribe Chlamisini. They occur worldwide, with 9 species in North America for example.-Selected species:*Exema byersi Karren, 1966*Exema canadensis Pierce, 1940*Exema chiricahuana Pierce, 1941...
  
  
• Fulcidax Voet, 1806
  • Fulcidax bacca Kirby, 1818
  • Fulcidax coelestina Lacordaire
  • Fulcidax monstrosa Fabricius, 1798
• Melitochlamys Monrós, 1948
• Neochlamisus
  Neochlamisus
  Leaf beetles of the genus Neochlamisus are sometimes known as the warty leaf beetles. They are members of the case-bearing leaf beetle group, the Camptosomata. Measuring 3-4 millimeters in length as adults, they are cryptic, superficially resembling caterpillar frass...
  
  – warty leaf beetles (c.17 species)
• Pseudochlamys Lacordaire, 1848
  • Pseudochlamys megalostomoides Lacordaire, 1849
  • Pseudochlamys semirufescens Karren, 1972