Diabrotica is a large, widespread genus of beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. Members of this genus include several destructive agricultural pest species, sometimes referred to as cucumber beetles or corn rootworms.

Diabrotica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Tribe: Luperini
Subtribe: Diabroticina
Genus: Diabrotica
Chevrolat in Dejean, 1836 [1]

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  1. ^ "Diabrotica". Integrated Taxonomic Information System.

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