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Species Chrysolina bankii

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Hexapoda (Hexapods)
Class Insecta (Insects)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles)
Suborder Polyphaga
No Taxon (Series Cucujiformia)
Superfamily Chrysomeloidea (Longhorn and Leaf Beetles)
Family Chrysomelidae (Leaf Beetles)
Subfamily Chrysomelinae
Tribe Chrysomelini
Subtribe Doryphorina
Genus Chrysolina
No Taxon (subgenus Chrysolina)
Species bankii (Chrysolina bankii)
Synonyms and other taxonomic changes
banksi auct.
Explanation of Names
Chrysolina bankii (Fabricius 1775)
Identification
Chrysolina bankii is a dark-bronze beetle, 7–11 mm in length with reddish legs and antennae.(1)
Range
Native to w. Europe and w. Mediterranean(2)(3); recently found in CA(1) and established in the SF Bay area. (E.G. Riley, pers. comm. to =v=, 1/11/09)
Food
Wide range of host plants(4), especially ribwort plantain and a range of Lamiaceae, including mints.
Print References
Arthur J. Gilbert, Cassandra Cannon, Curtis Takahashi, Laura Irons, Suttamas Pongprachakkul, Janamjeet Sohal (2007). A newly introduced Chrysolina Motschulsky, 1860, to California (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae). Pan-Pacific Entomologist, 83(4), 363-365. (Abstract)
Internet References
Beetles and Beetle Recording in Great Britain
Works Cited
1.A newly introduced Chrysolina Motschulsky, 1860, to California (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae)
Gilbert, A.J., et al. 2007. The Pan-Pacific Entomologist 83(4):363-365.
2.Borowiec L. (200_-2013) Chrysomelidae: The leaf beetles of Europe and the Mediterranean subregion (checklist and iconography)
3.A study on the genus Chrysolina Motsch. 1860, with a checklist of all the described subgenera, species, subspecies, and synonyms
Bieńkowski A.O. 2001. Genus 12: 105-235.
4.Wild plants and their associated insects in the Palearctic Region, primarily Europe and the Middle East
Campobasso G., Colonnelli E., Knutson L., Terragitti G., Cristofaro M., eds. 1999. U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service, ARS–147.
Contributed by v belov on 11 January, 2010 - 7:39pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, Aaron Schusteff
Last updated 13 December, 2024 - 3:01am

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