Discovery and lectotype designation of Longitarsus californicus (Motschulsky) (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) [PDF]
ZooKeysThe lectotype of Longitarsus californicus (Motschulsky, 1845) is designated, described, and illustrated. An illustrated key to eight light-colored Longitarsus species known to occur in the western United States is presented.
Alexander S. Konstantinov +2 more
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Two new species of the Longitarsus violentus group from China (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2023 Two new species of Longitarsus Latreille, 1829 from China are described: L. pekingensis Liang, Konstantinov & Ge, sp. nov. (Beijing) and L. xinjiangensis Liang, Konstantinov & Ge, sp. nov. (Xinjiang). Images of dorsal and lateral habitus,
Zulong Liang +5 more
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Demarchus hsui (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini), a new species from Taiwan, with notes on immatures and biology [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2023 A new species of the little-known genus Demarchus Jacoby was discovered at Pilu, East Taiwan, and is here described as Demarchus hsui sp. nov. The larvae and adults utilise showy mistletoes as food plants. Their remarkable biology is described in detail,
Chi-Feng Lee, Jung-Chan Chen
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Generic placement of the African flea beetle Polyclada maculipennis Bryant and the possible occurrence of the genus Procalus Clark in sub-Saharan Africa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2023 Polyclada Chevrolat and Procalus Clark are flea beetle genera (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini). Polyclada is endemic to the Afrotropical region, while Procalus has never been described outside of the Neotropical region.
Paola D'Alessandro, Maurizio Biondi
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Up and down from North to South: Latitudinal Distribution of Flea Beetle Genera in Continental Africa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) [PDF]
Insects, 2023 The distribution of global biodiversity can be investigated based on comprehensive datasets and many methods to process them. The taxonomic diversity of phytophagous insects is typically linked to plant diversity, which increases from temperate to ...
Maurizio Biondi +2 more
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Morphological and organic spectroscopic studies of a 44-million-year-old leaf beetle (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) in amber with endogenous remains of chitin [PDF]
Scientific Reports, 2023 This study details the quality of preservation of amber deposits in the Eocene. Through Baltic amber crack-out studies using Synchrotron Micro-Computed Tomography and Scanning Electron Microscopy it was found that the cuticle of a specimen of leaf beetle
Jerit L. Mitchell +4 more
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DBSCAN and GIE, Two Density-Based “Grid-Free” Methods for Finding Areas of Endemism: A Case Study of Flea Beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) in the Afrotropical Region [PDF]
Insects, 2021 Areas of endemism (AoEs) are a central area of research in biogeography. Different methods have been proposed for their identification in the literature.
Maurizio Biondi +3 more
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Adaptation of flea beetles to Brassicaceae: host plant associations and geographic distribution of Psylliodes Latreille and Phyllotreta Chevrolat (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2019 The cosmopolitan flea beetle genera Phyllotreta and Psylliodes (Galerucinae, Alticini) are mainly associated with host plants in the family Brassicaceae and include economically important pests of crucifer crops.
Matilda W. Gikonyo +2 more
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Construction of the fecal armor of larvae of Podontia quatuordecimpunctata (L.) (Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) and its role against insecticides in pest management [PDF]
ZooKeysFive subfamilies within Chrysomelidae (leaf beetles) have larvae that retain their feces as a coat or armor which serves for thermoregulation, camouflage, or barrier to enemies.
Orlando A. Calcetas +3 more
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The jumping mechanism of flea beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Alticini), its application to bionics and preliminary design for a robotic jumping leg [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2020 Flea beetles (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) are a hyperdiverse group of organisms with approximately 9900 species worldwide. In addition to walking as most insects do, nearly all the species of flea beetles have an ability to jump and
Yongying Ruan +12 more
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