{{short description|Genus of beetles}} {{Automatic taxobox | image = Chrysomelidae - Lilioceris merdigera.JPG | image_caption = ''Lilioceris merdigera'' | taxon = Lilioceris | display_parents = 3 | authority = Reitter, 1912<ref>{{ITIS |id=719609 |taxon=''Lilioceris''}}</ref> }}
'''''Lilioceris''''' is a genus of beetles in the leaf beetle family, Chrysomelidae. The genus was first scientifically described in 1912 by Edmund Reitter. ''Lilioceris'' belongs to the subfamily Criocerinae and tribe Criocerini (Latreille, 1807).
The family of beetles are of importance in horticulture because of their impact on the cultivation of lilies. ''Lilioceris cheni'' was introduced into Central Florida by biologists to try to control the spread of invasive air potato plants.
== Description == Species of ''Lilioceris'' are between 4 and 10 mm long. The body has a long narrow shape, with a pronounced shoulder between the elytra and pronotum. Both the larvae and the adult (imago) beetles feed on plants.
== Lifecycle == ''Lilioceris'' species are holometabolous, having a complete metamorphosis. The larvae proceed to a pupation stage to develop into adults.
==Diversity== Well over 100 species are described, with 80 in Asia alone.<ref name=tish>Tishechkin, A. K., et al. (2011). [https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3131069/ Review of the continental Oriental species of ''Lilioceris'' Reitter (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Criocerinae) closely related to ''Lilioceris impressa'' (F.).] ''ZooKeys'' (103), 63.</ref>
Selected species:<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/test/Arthropoda/Insects/Coleoptera/Family/CriocerinaeWeb1.txt |title=Synopsis of the described Coleoptera of the World |access-date=2012-08-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111112081226/http://insects.tamu.edu/research/collection/hallan/test/Arthropoda/Insects/Coleoptera/Family/CriocerinaeWeb1.txt |archive-date=2011-11-12 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref name=war>Warchalowski, A. (2011). [http://www.biol.uni.wroc.pl/cassidae/Warchalowski_Oriental%20Lilioceris.pdf An attempt on a review of ''Lilioceris'' Reitter, 1913 - species from continental part of south-eastern Asia (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Criocerinae).] ''Genus'' 22(1) 95-122.</ref> *''Lilioceris apicalis'' <small>Yu in Yu, 1992</small> *''Lilioceris brancuccii'' <small>Medvedev, 1992</small> *''Lilioceris cheni'' <small>Gressit & Kimoto, 1961</small> *''Lilioceris chodjaii'' <small>Berti & Rapilly, 1976</small> *''Lilioceris dentifemoralis'' <small>Long, 1988</small> *''Lilioceris egena'' <small>Weise, 1922</small> *''Lilioceris faldermanni'' <small>(Guérin-Méneville, 1829)</small> *''Lilioceris hitam'' <small>Mohamedsaid, 1990</small> *''Lilioceris jianfenglingensis'' <small>Long, 1988</small> *''Lilioceris keyiensis'' <small>Medvedev, 2012</small> *''Lilioceris kimotoi'' <small>Mohamedsaid, 1991</small> *''Lilioceris laetus'' <small>Medvedev, 1992</small> *''Lilioceris laysi'' <small>Mohamedsaid, 2000</small> *''Lilioceris lianzhouensis'' <small>Long, 2000</small> *''Lilioceris lilii'' <small>(Scopoli, 1763)</small> *''Lilioceris merdigera'' <small>(Linnaeus, 1758)</small> *''Lilioceris nepalensis'' <small>Takizawa, 1989</small> *''Lilioceris parallela'' <small>Mohamedsaid, 1999</small> *''Lilioceris rondoni'' <small>Kimoto & Gressitt, 1979</small> *''Lilioceris schneideri'' <small>Weise, 1900</small> *''Lilioceris thailandicus'' <small>Medvedev, 2005</small> *''Lilioceris tibialis'' <small>(Villa, 1838)</small> *''Lilioceris vietnamica'' <small>Medvedev, 1985</small> *''Lilioceris xinglongensis'' <small>Long, 1988</small> *''Lilioceris yuae'' <small>Long, 2000</small>
== References == {{Reflist}}
== Bibliography == {{refbegin}} * {{cite book|last=Schmitt|first=M|editor-last1=Löbl|editor-first1=Ivan|editor-last2=Smetana|editor-first2=Ales|title=Chrysomeloidea|chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=qt8zDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA364|date=2010|publisher=Brill|isbn=978-90-04-26091-7|chapter=''Liloceris''|pages=364–366}} {{refend}}
== External links == {{Wikispecies}} {{Commons category|Lilioceris}} * [https://www.biolib.cz/en/taxon/id11493/ BioLib.cz ''Lilioceris''] * [https://web.archive.org/web/20121019180946/http://www.faunaeur.org/full_results.php?id=243535 Fauna Europaea ''Lilioceris''] *[http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/BENEFICIAL/BEETLES/air_potato_leaf_beetle.htm ''Liliocerus cheni''] on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures website.
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Category:Chrysomelidae genera Category:Criocerinae Category:Taxa named by Edmund Reitter