Labidostomis cyanicornis

Labidostomis cyanicornis is a species of short-horned leaf beetles belonging to the family Chrysomelidae, subfamily Clytrinae.[1]

Labidostomis cyanicornis
Labidostomis cyanicornis. Dorsal view
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Chrysomelidae
Genus: Labidostomis
Species:
L. cyanicornis
Binomial name
Labidostomis cyanicornis
(Germar, 1817)
Synonyms
  • Clytra cyanicornis Germar, 1822

Distribution

This species can be found in the southern part of Europe, Romania, Ukraine, the Volga basin, and in the eastern Palearctic realm.[2][3]

Description

Labidostomis cyanicornis can reach a body length of 6.6–8.5 millimetres (0.26–0.33 in). Pronotum is strongly punctate, with rather short hairs or it is almost hairless, while the abdomen is rather hairy. Antennae are serrated from the 5th article. Labrum is yellowish. The head and pronotum are black with distinct greenish metallic reflex, while the elytra are pale orange-brown. Also legs and underside are greenish-black.[3][4]

Biology

Adults can be found in May–June feeding on Salix alba, Salix cinerea (Salicaceae) and Populus species.[5] Females lay 10-20 eggs in each spawn and seal them in an eggs case consistimg of pure secretion.[6][7]

References
  1. Biolib
  2. Fauna europaea
  3. Andrzej Warchalowski Key to species in The palaearctic Chrysomalidae Natura optima dux Foundation
  4. Renato Regalin Le specie italiane del genere Labidostomis (Coleoptera Chrysomelidae Clytrini) (in Italian)
  5. A. O. Bieńkowski Feeding behavior in phyllophagous Chrysomelid-beetles
  6. P. Jolivet, E. Petitpierre, T.H. Hsiao Biology of Chrysomelidae
  7. Gavrilović, Bojan D.; Ćurčić, Srećko B. (2013). "The Diversity of the Family Chrysomelidae (Insecta: Coleoptera) of the Obedska Bara Special Nature Reserve (Vojvodina Province, Serbia), with Special Reference to the Host Plants" (PDF). Acta Zoologica Bulgarica. 65 (1): 37–44.


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