Diorhabda elongata

Diorhabda elongata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chrysomeloidea
Main Page Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Cladus: Pterygota Cladus: Metapterygota Cladus: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Endopterygota Superordo: Coleopterida Ordo: Coleoptera Subordo: Polyphaga Infraordo: Cucujiformia Cladus: Phytophaga Superfamilia: Chrysomeloidea

Familia: Chrysomelidae
Subfamilia: Galerucinae
Tribus: Galerucini
Genus: Diorhabda
Species: Diorhabda elongata

Name

Diorhabda elongata (Brullé, 1832)

Synonyms

• Galeruca elongata Brullé, 1832
• Galeruca costalis Mulsant, 1852

References

• Brullé, A. 1832: Expedition scientifique de Morée (Paris), Volume 3, Pt. 2. (Zool.): 266, 271. (In French)
• Mulsant, E.; Wachanru, A. 1852: Première série de coléopteres nouveaux. Opuscules Entomologiques, 1: 161–177. (In French)
• Tracy, J.L.; Robbins, T.O. 2009: Taxonomic revision and biogeography of the Tamarix-feeding Diorhabda elongata (Brullé, 1832) species group (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Galerucinae: Galerucini) and analysis of their potential in biological control of Tamarisk. Zootaxa, 2101: 1-152. PDF
• Zoological Institute of Russian Academy of Sciences, Diorhabda elongata Brulle - photo by K.A. Grebennikov

Vernacular names

English: Mediterranean tamarisk beetle

Comments

Please see separate pages for four additional sibling species of the Diorhabda elongata species group: Diorhabda carinata (Faldermann), Diorhabda sublineata (Lucas), Diorhabda carinulata (Desbrochers), and Diorhabda meridionalis Berti & Rapilly (Tracy and Robbins, 2009).

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