Labidostomis longimana

Labidostomis longimana
Labidostomis longimana. Dorsal view
Side view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Cryptocephalinae
Tribe:	Clytrini
Genus:	Labidostomis
Species:	L. longimana
Binomial name
Labidostomis longimana (Linnaeus, 1761)
Synonyms
Clytra dalmatina (Lacordaire, 1848)

Labidostomis longimana is a species of short-horned leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Cryptocephalinae, tribe Clytrini.

Distribution

This species is found in most of Europe, in the eastern Palearctic realm, and in the Near East. ^[1]

Description

These beetles are 4–7 mm long, the head and pronotum are black, the elytra are orange-brown.

Biology

The life cycle of these beetles lasts two years. ^[2] They feed on cereals and several other plants. It is considered a pest of Pistachio (Pistacia vera).

References

1. Fauna europaea
2. P. Jolivet,E. Petitpierre,T.H. Hsiao Biology of Chrysomelidae

• A. O. Bienkowski - Larva of the leaf beetle Labidostomis longimana (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae, Clytrinae) – Entomological Review – Volume 89, Number 3

External links

• Biolib
• Borowiec L.: Culex.biol.uni.wroc.pl Chrysomelidae of Europe