Cryptocephalinae
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Cryptocephalinae is a subfamily of the leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae), and belong to the group of case-bearing leaf beetles called the Camptosomata
.
The Chlamisini
and Clytrini
were formerly considered subfamilies of their own.
Camptosomata
Camptosomata are the case-bearing leaf beetles or camptosomates, named for their habit of carrying a case of waste material as larvae...
.
The Chlamisini
Chlamisini
The Chlamisini form a tribe within the leaf beetle subfamily Cryptocephalinae, though historically they were often treated as a distinct subfamily, Chlamisinae...
and Clytrini
Clytrini
The Clytrini are a tribe within the leaf beetle subfamily Cryptocephalinae, though historically they were often treated as a distinct subfamily, Clytrinae...
were formerly considered subfamilies of their own.