More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Beetles of Zihuatanejo
ORDER COLEOPTERA
Acalymma Skeletonizing Leaf and Flea
Acalymma (Genus)
-Arthropods (Phylum Arthropoda)
-Hexapods (Subphylum Hexapoda)
-Winged and Once-winged Insects (Subclass Pterygota)
-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)
-Tribe Luperini
-Subtribe Diabroticina
-Genus Acalymma
The genus Acalymma is a group of flea beetles within the leaf beetle family Chrysomelidae, specifically in the subfamily Galerucinae and tribe Luperini. These beetles are small, jump-capable herbivores commonly associated with plants in the Cucurbitaceae family (squash, melons, cucumbers), making some species important agricultural pests.








