Smoothed leaf beetle

Smoothed leaf beetle
	Smoothed leaf beetle ( Chrysolina polita )
Systematics
Family :	Leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae)
Subfamily :	Chrysomelinae
Tribe :	Chrysomelini
Genre :	Chrysolina
Subgenus :	Erythrochrysa
Type :	Smoothed leaf beetle
Scientific name
	Chrysolina polita
	( Linnaeus , 1758)

The smoothed leaf beetle ( Chrysolina polita ) is a beetle from the family of leaf beetles (Chrysomelidae).

features

The smoothed leaf beetle is 6.5 to 8.5 mm long. The head, pronotum and shield are metallic, shiny, greenish to coppery. The red-brown elytra are without metal shimmer.

distribution

The beetle species is common throughout the Palearctic .

Way of life

The beetles fly from March to October. They are mostly found on mint plants such as mint , lemon balm , sage , common dost or Gundermann .

Taxonomy

The species was first described as Chrysomela polita Linnaeus in 1758. It belongs within the genus Chrysolina to the subgenus Erythrochrysa and is its type species . The Chrysomela menthae cabinet , described from Baden-Württemberg , 1776 (also in the combinations Chrysolina menthae , Chrysolina polita menthae ) is considered a synonym of this species.

In addition to the nominate form , the following subspecies are given:

Chrysolina polita adamsi ( Baly , 1879). Iran, Northwest China, Mongolia.
Chrysolina polita ogloblini ( Ter-Minasian , 1950). Armenia.

Individual evidence

^ ^A ^b Karl Wilhelm Harde, Frantisek Severa and Edwin Möhn: Der Kosmos Käferführer: The Central European Beetles. Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co KG, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1 , p. 292.
↑ ^a ^b Chrysolina polita . www.naturespot.org.uk. Retrieved May 26, 2017.
↑ ^a ^b Jiři Zahradnik, Irmgard Jung, Dieter Jung et al .: Käfer of Central and Northwestern Europe. Parey, Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-490-27118-1 , p. 286.
↑ H. Kippenberg: What is Chrysomela menthae cabinet (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)? Entomologische Blätter 98, 2003, pp 185-188.
↑ Andrzej O. Bieńkowski: A study on the genus Chrysolina MOTSCHULSKY, 1860, with a checklist of all the described subgenera, species, subspecies, and synonyms (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae). Genus 12 (2), 2001, pp. 105-235.
^ Kunio Suzuki & Satoru Saitoh: Description of a New Species of the Genus Chrysolina (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) from Central Honshu, Japan. Elytra, Tokyo. New Series, 1 (1), 2011, pp. 131-140.

Web links

Commons : Smoothed Leaf Beetle ( Chrysolina polita ) - Collection of images, videos and audio files

Chrysolina (Erythrochrysa) polita (Linnaeus 1758) at Fauna Europaea
Knotgrass Leaf Beetle Chrysolina polita (Linnaeus, 1758) . www.biolib.cz. Retrieved May 26, 2017.

[harde-1] A ^b Karl Wilhelm Harde, Frantisek Severa and Edwin Möhn: Der Kosmos Käferführer: The Central European Beetles. Franckh-Kosmos Verlags-GmbH & Co KG, Stuttgart 2000, ISBN 3-440-06959-1 , p. 292.

[naturespot-2] Chrysolina polita . www.naturespot.org.uk. Retrieved May 26, 2017.

[zahradnik-3] Jiři Zahradnik, Irmgard Jung, Dieter Jung et al .: Käfer of Central and Northwestern Europe. Parey, Berlin 1985, ISBN 3-490-27118-1 , p. 286.

[Kippenberg-4] H. Kippenberg: What is Chrysomela menthae cabinet (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae)? Entomologische Blätter 98, 2003, pp 185-188.

[Bienkowski-5] Andrzej O. Bieńkowski: A study on the genus Chrysolina MOTSCHULSKY, 1860, with a checklist of all the described subgenera, species, subspecies, and synonyms (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Chrysomelinae). Genus 12 (2), 2001, pp. 105-235.

[Suzuki-6] Kunio Suzuki & Satoru Saitoh: Description of a New Species of the Genus Chrysolina (Coleoptera, Chrysomelidae) from Central Honshu, Japan. Elytra, Tokyo. New Series, 1 (1), 2011, pp. 131-140.