Diorhabda elongata

Diorhabda elongata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chrysomeloidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Kingdom: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Mandibulata
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:

Name

Diorhabda elongata (Brullé, 1832)

Synonymy

References

Primary 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)

Additional references

  • 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 Reference page. 

Vernacular names

  • English: Mediterranean tamarisk beetle

Comments

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