Longitarsus suturellus

Longitarsus suturellus is a species of beetle in the subfamily Galerucinae. It is distributed in the Palearctic realm from the Pyrenees to Japan. Adult beetles and larvae feed on the leaves of sage (Senecio) (Asteraceae).[2]

Longitarsus suturellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Class:
Insecta
Order:
Coleoptera
Family:
Chrysomelidae
Genus:
Longitarsus
Species:
L. suturellus
Binomial name
Longitarsus suturellus
Synonyms
  • Thyamis thorarica Allard, 1860[1]

Forms and varieties
  • Variety: Longitarsus suturellus var. paludosus (Weise, 1893)
  • Variety: Longitarsus suturellus var. macer (Weise, 1895)
  • Form: Longitarsus suturellus f. limbalis (Kolbe, 1920)
  • Form: Longitarsus suturellus f. testis (Kolbe, 1920)

References
  1. Blagoĭ Gruev, Manfred Döberl (2005). General distribution of the flea beetles in the Palaearctic subregion (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae:Alticinae) (PDF). Nature. Pensoft. p. 107. ISBN 9789546422316.
  2. BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK) Archived August 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine


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