Leptinotarsa haldemani
| Leptinotarsa haldemani | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Chrysomelidae |
| Genus: | Leptinotarsa |
| Species: | L. haldemani |
| Binomial name | |
| Leptinotarsa haldemani Rogers, 1856 | |
Leptinotarsa haldemani is a glossy green beetle in the family Chrysomelidae. It is commonly known as Haldeman's green potato beetle. It was named in honour of Samuel Stehman Haldeman, a nineteenth-century American entomologist who collected insect specimens in Texas.
Description
This little beetle has a black head, antennae, thorax and legs. Its general body shape is domed and the elytra are usually deep metallic green but sometimes metallic purple or blue.[1]
Distribution
This species is found in Mexico, Central America and the US states of Arizona, New Mexico, Oklahoma and Texas.[2]
Host plants
This beetle is found on members of the Solanaceae family including wild species of Physalis, Solanum douglasii and the Anderson thornbush, Lycium andersonii.[3] It is also occasionally found on potatoes.[4]
References
- ↑ "Leptinotarsa haldemani Rogers, 1856". Bug Guide. Retrieved February 26, 2011.
- ↑ Riley, E.G., S.M. Clark, & T.N. Seeno. 2003. Catalog of the leaf beetles of America north of Mexico (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae and Chrysomelidae, excluding Bruchinae). Coleopterists Society, Special Publication no. 1, 290 pp.
- ↑ Donald C. Weber, Daniel L. Rowley, Matthew H. Greenstone and Michael M. Athanas. "Prey preference and host suitability of the predatory and parasitoid carabid beetle, Lebia grandis, for several species of Leptinotarsa beetles" (PDF). Beltsville, MD: Insect Biocontrol Laboratory.
- ↑ Clark, S.M., D.G. LeDoux, T.N. Seeno, E.G. Riley, A.J. Gilbert and J.M. Sullivan. 2004. Host plants of leaf beetle species occurring in the United States and Canada (Coleoptera: Megalopodidae, Orsodacnidae, Chrysomelidae exclusive of Bruchinae). Coleopterists Society, Special Publication no. 2, 476 pp.