Longitarsus suturellus

Longitarsus suturellus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Genus:	Longitarsus
Species:	L. suturellus
Binomial name
	Longitarsus suturellus; Duftschmid, 1825
Synonyms
	Thyamis thorarica Allard, 1860[1];

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

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

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

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[1] Blagoĭ Gruev, Manfred Döberl (2005). General distribution of the flea beetles in the Palaearctic subregion (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae:Alticinae) (PDF). Nature. Pensoft. p. 107.

[2] BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK) Archived August 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine