Diorhabda elongata

Diorhabda elongata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chrysomeloidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Cladus: Allotriocarida Subphylum: Hexapoda Classis: Insecta Cladus: Dicondylia Subclassis: Pterygota Infraclassis: Neoptera Cladus: Eumetabola Cladus: Holometabola 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
• Galleruca costalis Mulsant & Wachanru, 1852: 16

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 coléoptères nouveaux, ou peu connus. Opuseules Entomologiques 1: 161–177. BHL. (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. Abstract & excerpt 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).