Smaragdina affinis

Smaragdina affinis
Adult of Smaragdina affinis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Suborder: Polyphaga
Infraorder: Cucujiformia
Family: Chrysomelidae
Subfamily: Cryptocephalinae
Tribe: Clytrini
Genus: Smaragdina
Species:
S. affinis
Binomial name
Smaragdina affinis
(Illiger, 1794)

Smaragdina affinis is a species of short-horned leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Cryptocephalinae.

Subspecies

  • Smaragdina affinis affinis (Illiger, 1794)
  • Smaragdina affinis manicata (Lacordaire, 1848) - in Spain[1]

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Description

Smaragdina affinis, dorsal view

The adults are 3.5–4 millimetres (0.14–0.16 in) long. Head is shiny black. Elytrae are black, with bluish reflections. Pronotum is edged with orange-red or red-brown, while the disc is black. Pronotum shows a fine and sparse punctuation, with strong and dense punctuation on the elytrae. Tibia and tarsi are orange. Femurs are hardly darkened at the base.[4]

Biology

Adults mainly feed on leaves of Corylus avellana, Quercus and Crataegus species, while larvae possibly feed in leaf litter.[5]

Distribution

These leaf beetles are present in most of Europe.[1][6]

Habitat

These leaf beetles are heat-loving. They can be found predominantly in thickets and forest edges, in the plane or on dry warm slopes, from about April to July.

References

  1. ^ a b Biol.uni.wroc.pl
  2. ^ Biolib
  3. ^ SYNOPSIS OF THE DESCRIBED Chrysomelidae OF THE WORLD
  4. ^ Cédric Alonso Coleopteres Chrysomelidae Clytrinae de France continentale e de Corse
  5. ^ Kaefer-der-welt.de
  6. ^ Fauna Europaea


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