Longitarsus exsoletus, (Linnaeus, 1758)

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 : 59

L. exsoletus (Linnaeus, 1758)

syn.: exoletus (Linnaeus, 1761); femoralis (Marsham, 1802)

References: Seidlitz 1872 -1875 (femoralis Marsch.), 1887-1891 (femoralis Marsh.); Rathlef 1905 (exoletus L.); Pūtele 1965, 1970a, 1970b, 1971, 1974 (exoletus L.); Priedītis, Pūtele 1976 (exoletus L.); Telnov et al. 1997; Telnov 2004; Kalniņš et al. 2007 (exoletus L.).

Examined material: 3 exx: Dobele d.: Dobele , 27.VII.1977 (1, leg. V.Pūtele) ; Jēkabpils d.: Mežāre , 4.IX.2009 (1, leg. M.Balalaikins) ; Talsi d.: Slītere , 29.VIII.1983 (1, leg. V.Pūtele) .

Host plants: Boraginaceae ( Symphytum , Echium , Cynoglossum ).

Phenology: VI, VII, VIII, IX (1).

General distribution: Europe, N Africa, Asia Minor, Caucasus, Afghanistan, Sayans, Kazakhstan, Central Asia ( Turkmenistan). [ CEM]