Longitarsus quadriguttatus

Longitarsus quadriguttatus is a species of beetle in the subfamily Galerucinae. It is distributed in Central and south-eastern Europe, Asia Minor and the Caucasus. Adults and larvae feed on the leaves of Boraginaceae species, as well as Cynoglossum officinale and Echium vulgare.[1]

Longitarsus quadriguttatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Chrysomelidae
Genus:
Longitarsus
Species:
L. quadriguttatus
Binomial name
Longitarsus quadriguttatus
(Pontopiddan, 1763)
Synonyms
  • Chrysomela 4-guttata Pontopiddan, 1763
  • Altica 4 pustulata Fabricius, 1775
  • Altica quadripunctata Geoffroy, 1785
  • Altica quatuorpustulata Olivier, 1789
  • Altica quadrinotata Gmelin, 1790
  • Chrysomela cynoglossi Marsham, 1802
  • Haltica quadrimaculata Koch, 1803
  • Thyamis quadripunctulata Stephens, 1839

Varieties
  • Variety: Longitarsus quadriguttatus var. binotatus (Weise, 1888)
  • Variety: Longitarsus quadriguttatus var. immaculatus (Weise, 1888)
  • Variety: Longitarsus quadriguttatus var. vittatus (Weise, 1888)

References
  1. BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK) Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine


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