-Animals (Kingdom Animalia)

-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)

-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)

-Insects (Class Insecta)

-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)

-Beetles (Order Coleoptera​​)

-​Water, Rove, Scarab, Long-horned, Leaf, and Snout Beetles (Suborder Polyphaga)

-​Cucujiform Beetles (Infraorder Cucujiformia)

-Leaf Beetles and Allies (Superfamily Chrysomeloidea)

-Leaf Beetles Family (Chrysomelidae)

-Skeletonizing Leaf and Flea Beetles (Subfamily Galerucinae)rucinae)

-Flea Beetles (Tribe Alticini)

-Subtribe Chaetocnemina

-Genus Chaetocnema

Chaetocnema is a genus of very small flea beetles (typically 1.5–3 mm long) characterized by an oval to elongate, strongly convex body, dark or metallic coloration, and greatly enlarged hind femora that allow them to jump powerfully when disturbed. They are leaf-feeding beetles, with adults producing characteristic small “shot-hole” damage on leaves, while larvae usually feed on roots or lower plant tissues.