Leptinotarsa haldemani
Leptinotarsa haldemani is a glossy green beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is commonly known as Haldeman's green potato beetle. It was named in honour of Samuel Stehman Haldeman, a nineteenth-century American entomologist who collected insect specimens in Texas.
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Description
This little beetle has a black head, antennae, thorax and legs. Its general body shape is domed and the elytra are usually deep metallic green but sometimes metallic purple or blue.[1]
Distribution
This species is found in Mexico, Central America and the US states of Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.[2]
Host plants
This beetle is found on members of the family Solanaceae including wild species of Physalis, Solanum douglasii and the Anderson thornbush, Lycium andersonii.[3] It is also occasionally found on potatoes.[4]
References
- "Leptinotarsa haldemani Rogers, 1856". Bug Guide. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
- Riley, E.G., S.M. Clark, & T.N. Seeno. 2003. Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Coleopterists Society, Special Publication no. 1, 290 pp.
- Donald C. Weber; Daniel L. Rowley; Matthew H. Greenstone; Michael M. Athanas. "Prey preference and host suitability of the predatory and parasitoid carabid beetle, Lebia grandis, for several species of Leptinotarsa beetles" (PDF). Beltsville, MD: Insect Biocontrol Laboratory. Cite journal requires
|journal=(help) - Clark, S.M., D.G. LeDoux, T.N. Seeno, E.G. Riley, A.J. Gilbert and J.M. Sullivan. 2004. Host plants of leaf beetle species occurring in the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae, Chrysomelidae exclusive of Bruchinae). Coleopterists Society, Special Publication no. 2, 476 pp.