title: Checklist of leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) from the state of Morelos, Mexico.
abstract: We record 116 genera and 366 species of Chrysomelidae from the state of Morelos, Mexico. This represents an increase of 9.3% in the species richness of these beetles for the state. Also, Morelos is currently the third most diverse state in leaf beetles within Mexico, with 16.78% of total species recorded for the country. The most diverse genera were Calligrapha, Disonycha, Blepharida, Leptinotarsa, Cryptocephalus, Systena, Alagoasa, Diabrotica and Pachybrachis, each with more than eight species. Most of these genera contain large, showy beetles. When the chrysomelid fauna is more fully understood, some of the genera of tiny beetles will likely prove to be more diverse.
authors.affiliation: Centro Universitario Victoria, Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas 87149.; Email: coliopteranino@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Santiago
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Niño-Maldonado
authors.affiliation: Instituto Tecnológico de Ciudad Victoria, Boulevard Emilio Portes Gil No.1301, C.P. 87010. Ciudad Victoria, Tamaulipas, México.; Email: uriel_elf3@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Uriel Jeshua
authors.initials: UJ
authors.lastname: Sánchez-Reyes
authors.affiliation: Brigham Young University, Monte L. Bean Life Science Museum, Provo, Utah 84602, U.S.A.; Email: Shawn_Clark@byu.edu.
authors.forename: Shawn M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Clark
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Conservación (CIByC) Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos 66209.; Email: victor.toledo@uaem.mx.
authors.forename: Victor Hugo
authors.initials: VH
authors.lastname: Toledo-Hernández
authors.affiliation: Centro de Investigaciones en Biodiversidad y Conservación (CIByC) Universidad Autónoma del Estado de Morelos, Av. Universidad 1001, Col. Chamilpa, Cuernavaca, Morelos 66209.; Email: acorona@uaem.mx.
authors.forename: Angélica María
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Corona-López
authors.affiliation: Facultad de Ciencias Naturales. Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro. Avenida de las Ciencias, s/n, 76230 Juriquilla, Querétaro, México.; Email: rjones@uaq.mx.
authors.forename: Robert W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Jones
mesh_terms: D063147:Animal Distribution; D000818:Animals; D057189:Checklist; D001517:Coleoptera / Q000145:classification*; D017753:Ecosystem; D008800:Mexico