Abstract: The biology and host plants of the Australian genera and species of Sagrinae, Zeugophorinae, Donaciinae and Criocerinae (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) are reviewed from the available literature. The host plant selections for each group in Australia are discussed in the light of the reports from other regions. The species considered in this paper are as follows: Ametalla spinolae Hope, 1840; Carpophagus banksiae Macleay, 1826; Mecynodera balyi Clark, 1864; Mecynodera coxalgica (Boisduval, 1835); Polyoptilis lacordairei Germar, 1848; Sagra papuana Jacoby, 1889 (Sagrinae); Zeugophora vitinea (Oke, 1932) (Zeugophorinae); Donacia australasiae Blackburn, 1892 (Donaciinae); Lema rufotincta Clark, 1866; Lilioceris chamelus (Duvivier, 1884); Lilioceris fuscomaculata (Clark, 1864); Lilioceris nigripes (Fabricius, 1775); Stethopachys formosa Baly, 1861 (Criocerinae).

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