Luperini (beetle)

Luperini
Taumacera facialis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Tribe: Luperini
Gistel, 1848
Synonyms
  • Luperiidae Gistel, 1848
  • Luperites Chapuis, 1875
  • Luperini Leng, 1920
  • Aulacophorites Chapuis, 1875
  • Aulacophorina Laboissière, 1934
  • Diabroticites Chapuis, 1875
  • Diabroticini Leng, 1920
  • Cerotomites Chapuis, 1875
  • Cerotomini Leng, 1920
  • Platyxanthites Chapuis, 1875
  • Platyxanthinae Jacoby, 1884b
  • Theopeites Chapuis, 1875
  • Scelidites Chapuis, 1875
  • Scelidinae Jacoby, 1884a
  • Scelidini Leng, 1920
  • Phyllobroticites Chapuis, 1875
  • Phyllobroticini Leng, 1920
  • Agetocerites Chapuis, 1875
  • Mimastrites Chapuis, 1875
  • Mimastrinae Jacoby, 1884a
  • Ornithognathites Chapuis, 1875
  • Ornithognathinae Harold, 1877
  • Monoleptites Chapuis, 1875
  • Monoleptinae Jacoby, 1884a
  • Monoleptini Weise, 1924
  • Monoleptina Wilcox, 1965
  • Cerophysites Chapuis, 1875
  • Androlyperites Horn, 1893
  • Androlyperini Leng, 1920
  • Phyllecthrites Horn, 1893
  • Rhaphidopalpini Weise, 1902
  • Idacanthites Laboissière, 1921
  • Hyperacanthites Laboissière, 1924
  • Megalognathites Laboissière, 1926
  • Exosomites Wilcox, 1965
  • Trachyscelidites Wilcox, 1972
  • Adoxiites Wilcox, 1973
  • Eumeleptites Wilcox, 1973
  • Xenodites Wilcox, 1973
  • Doryscites Wilcox, 1973

Luperini is a tribe of skeletonizing leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. There are about 300 genera in the Luperini, placed in three subtribes.