Longitarsus aeneicollis, (Faldermann, 1837)

Bukejs, Andris, 2010, To The Knowledge Of Flea Beetles (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae: Alticinae) Of The Latvian Fauna. 6. Genus Longitarsus Latreille, 1829, Acta Biologica Universitatis Daugavpiliensis 10 (1), pp. 53-70 : 61

L. aeneicollis (Faldermann, 1837)

syn.: suturalis Marsham, 1802 nec Fabricius, 1775

References: Pūtele 1965, 1968, 1970a, 1970b, 1971, 1974, 1980, 1981a, 1981b ( suturalis Marsh. ); Telnov et al. 1997; Telnov 2004; Kalniņš et al. 2007.

Examined material: Not confirmed by the author. Earlier record of this species in Latvia – 2 specimens (without labels) of L. suturalis Marsh. [in the collection of Institute of Biology ] was based on misidentification.

Host plants: Boraginaceae .

Phenology: V, VI, VII, VIII.

General distribution: Europe (excl. N), N Africa, Caucasus, Asia Minor, Near East, Iran, Iraq, Afghanistan, Kazakhstan, Central Asia. [ CEM]

Note: Pūtele (1965, 1974, 1981a) mentioned this species from few localities. Record needs confirmation. According to the catalogue of Silfverberg (2004), the species is mentioned for Estonia, Latvia and Lituania. It is known also from S Belarus ( Lopatin, Nesterova 2005).