genus Leptinotarsa
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| Noun | 1. |  genus Leptinotarsa - Colorado potato beetles arthropod genus - a genus of arthropods Chrysomelidae, family Chrysomelidae - leaf beetles Colorado beetle, Colorado potato beetle, Leptinotarsa decemlineata, potato beetle, potato bug - black-and-yellow beetle that feeds in adult and larval stages on potato leaves; originally of eastern Rocky Mountains; now worldwide |