chrysomelid

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English

Colaspidema barbarum, a chrysomelid beetle.

Etymology

Borrowed from translingual Chrysomelidae, from the type genus of Chrysomela, from the root words of Ancient Greek χρῡσός (khrūsós, “gold, golden”) +‎ Ancient Greek μέλᾱς (mélās, “dark, black”).

Pronunciation

  • (US) IPA(key): /ˌkɹaɪ.soʊˈmɛ.lɪd/, /ˌkɹaɪ.səˈmɛ.lɪd/

Noun

chrysomelid (plural chrysomelids)

  1. (entomology) Any leaf beetle of the family Chrysomelidae.
    • 2016 September 28, Roy Canty, Enrico Ruzzier, Quentin Cronk, Diana Percy, “Salix transect of Europe: patterns in the most abundant chrysomelid beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) herbivores of willow from Greece to Arctic Norway”, in Biodiversity Data Journal:
      There was a paucity of chrysomelids at Greek sites and a distinctively northern faunal composition at sites north of Poland.
    • 2022 May 14, Ted C. MacRae, Cupressaceae‎:
      Working the low areas around the parking lot, I beat a fair number and diversity of beetles and hemipterans—mostly chrysomelids—but only a single Agrilus sp. off of Prosopis glandulosa.
    • 2023 August 30, Caroline Simmrita Chaboo, Sally Adam, Kenji Nishida, Luke Schletzbaum, “Architecture, construction, retention, and repair of faecal shields in three tribes of tortoise beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae: Cassidini, Mesomphaliini, Spilophorini)”, in Zookeys‎:
      Chrysomelids use their faeces as a biomaterial for constructions and self-decoration behaviours that serve as defensive coats, mobile debris shields, and protective domiciles.

Derived terms

Adjective

chrysomelid (comparative more chrysomelid, superlative most chrysomelid)

  1. (entomology) Belonging or relating to the family Chrysomelidae.
    • 2016 September 28, Roy Canty, Enrico Ruzzier, Quentin Cronk, Diana Percy, “Salix transect of Europe: patterns in the most abundant chrysomelid beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) herbivores of willow from Greece to Arctic Norway”, in Biodiversity Data Journal:
      In all, 34 willow-associated chrysomelid species were encountered, of which eight were very abundant.
    • 2023 August 30, Caroline Simmrita Chaboo, Sally Adam, Kenji Nishida, Luke Schletzbaum, “Architecture, construction, retention, and repair of faecal shields in three tribes of tortoise beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Cassidinae: Cassidini, Mesomphaliini, Spilophorini)”, in Zookeys‎:
      Defensive shields and domiciles may help explain the uneven radiation of chrysomelid subfamilial and tribal clades.
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