Biology:Longitarsus quadriguttatus

Short description: Species of beetle

Longitarsus quadriguttatus
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Family:	Chrysomelidae
Subfamily:	Galerucinae
Tribe:	Alticini
Genus:	Longitarsus
Species:	L. quadriguttatus
Binomial name
Longitarsus quadriguttatus (Pontopiddan, 1763)
Synonyms
Chrysomela 4-guttata Pontopiddan, 1763 Altica 4 pustulata Fabricius, 1775 Altica quadripunctata Geoffroy, 1785 Altica quatuorpustulata Olivier, 1789 Altica quadrinotata Gmelin, 1790 Chrysomela cynoglossi Marsham, 1802 Haltica quadrimaculata Koch, 1803 Thyamis quadripunctulata Stephens, 1839

Longitarsus quadriguttatus is a species of beetle in the leaf beetle family. 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.

Varieties

• Variety: Longitarsus quadriguttatus var. binotatus (Weise, 1888)
• Variety: Longitarsus quadriguttatus var. immaculatus (Weise, 1888)
• Variety: Longitarsus quadriguttatus var. vittatus (Weise, 1888)

References

Wikidata ☰ Q1633960 entry