Longitarsus membranaceus, (Foudras, 1860)

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 : 57

(-) L. membranaceus (Foudras, 1860)

References: Telnov et al. 1997; Telnov 2004 (deleted from list).

Examined material: Earlier record of this species in Latvia – “Slītere, 22.VIII.1983 (3, leg. V.Pūtele)” [in the collection of Institute of Biology] was based on misidentification.

Host plants: In the literature ( Bieńkowski 2004), Labiatae ( Teucrium , Mentha ) are mentioned as host plants.

General distribution: Europe ( France, Italy, Austria and Germany, Danube basin, Balkan Peninsula), N Africa ( Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia), Near East ( Israel), Asia Minor ( Turkey, Cyprus), Caucasus. [ EUM]