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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Taxonomy, Habitat Preference, and Niche Overlap of Two Arrow-Poison Flea Beetle Species of the Genus Polyclada in Sub-Saharan Africa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) [PDF]
Insects, 2022 Coupling the geographic distribution and the ecological requirements of species often supports taxonomy and biogeography. In this contribution, we update the distribution of two flea beetle species of ethno-entomological interest, Polyclada bohemani and ...
Maurizio Biondi +4 more
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Evidence for feminized genetic males in a flea beetle using newly identified X‐linked markers [PDF]
Ecology and EvolutionThe equilibrium of sex ratios in sexually reproducing species is often disrupted by various environmental and genetic factors, including endosymbionts like Wolbachia.
Kim Rohlfing +3 more
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The Impact of Plant Essential Oils and Fine Mesh Row Covers on Flea Beetle (Chrysomelidae) Management in Brassicaceous Greens Production [PDF]
Insects, 2020 Brassicaceous leafy greens are an important crop for small growers but are difficult to produce due to damage by flea beetles. Flea beetles are problematic for growers as they chew many small holes through leaves rendering produce unmarketable. We tested
Robert Brockman +8 more
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Organic Mulch Increases Insect Herbivory by the Flea Beetle Species, Disonycha glabrata, on Amaranthus spp. [PDF]
Insects, 2020 Amaranth (Amaranthus spp.) is an increasingly high-valued niche vegetable crop among small organic growers in North Carolina, due to its increasing demand among diverse immigrant groups.
Roger V. Vorsah +7 more
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The genome sequence of a flea beetle, Altica lythri Aubé, 1843 [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
Wellcome Open ResearchWe present a genome assembly from a female specimen of Altica lythri (flea beetle; Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Chrysomelidae). This was a triploid specimen and one subgenome was assembled. The genome sequence has a total length of 1,003.51 megabases.
John Paul, Liam M. Crowley
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The genome sequence of a flea beetle, Neocrepidodera transversa (Marsham, 1802) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
Wellcome Open ResearchWe present a genome assembly from a male specimen of Neocrepidodera transversa (flea beetle; Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Chrysomelidae). The genome sequence has a total length of 671.30 megabases.
Michael F. Geiser, Ian Sims
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Ugandaltica gen. n., a tiny flea beetle from the forest canopy in Central Africa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) [PDF]
ZooKeys, 2018 In this contribution, Ugandaltica wagneri gen. n. and sp. n., collected from the canopies in the Budongo Forest, Uganda, is described. Similarities and affinities with other small-sized and convex-shaped flea beetle genera, occurring in the Afrotropical ...
Paola D’Alessandro, Maurizio Biondi
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The genome sequence of the Dogs-Mercury Flea Beetle, Hermaeophaga mercurialis (Fabricius, 1792) [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] [PDF]
Wellcome Open ResearchWe present a genome assembly from an individual Dogs-Mercury Flea Beetle, Hermaeophaga mercurialis (Arthropoda; Insecta; Coleoptera; Chrysomelidae). The genome sequence has a length of 479.40 megabases.
Dominic Phillips +3 more
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Ecological Profile of the Flea Beetle Genus Calotheca Heyden in South Africa (Chrysomelidae, Galerucinae, Alticini) [PDF]
InsectsIn this work, the 25 species of the flea beetle genus Calotheca Heyden recorded for South Africa are considered. Starting from the updated species distribution and the topographic, temperature, and precipitation variables, as well as the vegetation types
Maurizio Biondi +2 more
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