Fasta

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Fasta
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Tribe: Chrysomelini
Genus: Fasta
Petitpierre & Alonso-Zarazaga, 2019
Species:
F. fastuosa
Binomial name
Fasta fastuosa
(Scopoli, 1763)
Subspecies
  • F. f. fastuosa(Scopoli, 1763)
  • F. f. ventricosa(Suffrian, 1858)
Synonyms [1] [2]

(Genus)

  • FastuolinaWarchałowski, 1991

(Species)

List
  • Coccinella fastuosaScopoli, 1763
  • Chrysolina fastuosa(Scopoli, 1763)
  • Chrysomela aeneaGeoffroy, 1785
  • Chrysomela galeopsidisSchrank, 1798
  • Chrysomela subfastuosaMotschulsky, 1860
  • Chrysomela fastuosa var. cupreonitensMarseul, 1886
  • Chrysomela inexplicabilisBrancsik, 1910
  • Chrysomela fastuosa ab. obscuraFleischer, 1917
  • Chrysomela fastuosa ab. rugosicollisFleischer, 1917
  • Chrysolina coromandelianaMaulik, 1926
  • Dlochrysa fastuosa andorrensisBechyné, 1950
  • Dlochrysa fastuosa fastuosa ab. callichlorisBechyné, 1950
  • Dlochrysa fastuosa fastuosa ab. jodasiBechyné, 1950
  • Chrysomela fastuosa var. biroiCsiki, 1953
  • Chrysomela fastuosa ab. revyiKaszab, 1962
F. fastuosa in copula

Fasta is a genus of leaf beetles in the family Chrysomelidae. [1] It is monotypic, being represented by the single species Fasta fastuosa, also known as the dead-nettle leaf beetle. [3] It is found in Europe to Central Asia, including the Caucasus [4] even possibly northern Turkey [5] and has also been recorded from North America, where it is an adventive species. [6]

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Description

The species has a length ranging from 5.1–6.9 millimetres (0.20–0.27 in). F. fastuosa has a gold shine that transitions to a green or violet-blue longitudinal stripe near the shoulder band of the elytra as well as near the suture. Occasionally, specimens of F. fastuosa may be completely green or black in colour. [7]

Ecology

Adults and larvae of F. fastuosa feed on various plants in the family Lamiaceae, including hemp-nettle ( Galeopsis ) and dead-nettle ( Lamium ). It is also known from common nettle ( Urtica dioica ), which is in family Urticaceae. Adults and larvae graze on leaves, while larvae may also be found in fruiting calyxes. [8]

Larvae are parasitised by the tachinid fly Macquartia grisea . [8]

Taxonomy

F. fastuosa was formerly classified in the genus Chrysolina , as the only member of the monotypic subgenus Fastuolina proposed by Warchałowski in 1991. Some authors consider the name "Fastuolina" to be an unavailable name under the International Code of Zoological Nomenclature, such as due to failure to comply with Article 13.1 as it was not accompanied by required text (or pointer to such text) that would differentiate the taxon. Hence later the new name Fasta was proposed for the subgenus by Petitpierre and Alonso-Zarazaga in 2019.

In 2023, a phylogenetic analysis based on DNA extracted from museum specimens recovered "C." fastuosa in a sister group relationship with the genus Oreina . [9] These authors therefore raised the taxonomic rank of Fasta from subgenus to genus to reflect the uniqueness, resulting in the new combination Fasta fastuosa (Scopoli, 1763) for the species. [9]

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References

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  5. ↑ "Asian distribution". biol.uni.wroc.pl. Archived from the original on 2011-11-13. Retrieved 2012-02-22.
  6. ↑ Douglas, H.B.; Smith, T.W.; Bouchard, P. (2023). "Palaearctic leaf beetle Chrysolina fastuosa (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Chrysomelinae) new to North America". Biodiversity Data Journal. 11: e103261. doi: 10.3897/BDJ.11.e103261 .
  7. ↑ Winkelman, Jaap (December 2013). De Nederlandse goudhaantjes (Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae). Entomologische Tabellen (in Dutch). Vol. 7. Nederlandse Entomologische Vereniging, Naturalis Biodiversity Center and EIS Kenniscentrum Insecten en andere ongewervelden. p. 55. ISSN   1875-760X.
  8. 1 2 "Common name". Bio Images. Archived from the original on 15 July 2010. Retrieved 22 February 2012.
  9. 1 2 Gauthier, J.; Borer, M.; Toussaint, E.F.A.; Bilat, J.; Kippenberg, H.; Alvarez, N. (2023). "Museomics reveals evolutionary history of Oreina alpine leaf beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae)". Systematic Entomology . 48 (4): 658–671. doi: 10.1111/syen.12601 .
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