Longitarsus quadriguttatus

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Longitarsus quadriguttatus
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Galerucinae
Tribe: Alticini
Genus: Longitarsus
Species:
L. quadriguttatus
Binomial name
Longitarsus quadriguttatus
(Pontopiddan, 1763)
Synonyms
  • Chrysomela 4-guttataPontopiddan, 1763
  • Altica 4 pustulataFabricius, 1775
  • Altica quadripunctataGeoffroy, 1785
  • Altica quatuorpustulataOlivier, 1789
  • Altica quadrinotataGmelin, 1790
  • Chrysomela cynoglossiMarsham, 1802
  • Haltica quadrimaculata Koch, 1803
  • Thyamis quadripunctulataStephens, 1839

Longitarsus quadriguttatus is a species of beetle in the leaf beetle family. [1] It is distributed in Central and south-eastern Europe, Asia Minor and the Caucasus. Adults and larvae feed on the leaves of Boraginaceae species, as well as Cynoglossum officinale and Echium vulgare . [2]

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References

  1. "Longitarsus quadriguttatus (Pontoppidan 1763) - Encyclopedia of Life". eol.org. Retrieved 2021-09-04.
  2. BioImages: The Virtual Field-Guide (UK) Archived 2008-09-07 at the Wayback Machine